FRANCHISEFOCUS INVESTMENT: FROM £40,000 Making dough Could Auntie Anne’s be the perfect bakery business for you?


As part of the initial franchisee fee, the head ofce will proect manage the entire process of opening a new store. They will work with the franchisee and the property agents to nd the perfect location; this might be a kiosk in a shopping centre, a busy city-centre shop unit or even one of the new-format converted shipping container-style units. Once the location is found they will get the store designed and get this approved by the various parties.


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oes running your own bakery kiosk and handcrafting pretzels in a busy store sound like the


perfect business for you? If so, an Auntie Anne’s franchise may be just what you're looking for! Auntie Anne’s is the world’s largest soft


pretzel franchise with over 2,000 stores in more than 25 countries. The brand has been established in the UK for over 10 years and has been growing steadily. In 2020, however, it is ready for its best year of growth ever and is looking for some excellent franchisees to expand with. Auntie Anne’s specialises in soft,


handcrafted pretzels in a wide assortment of flavours, including the most popular  cinnamon! Over the years, it has evolved the product range in order to tailor to customer requests and create products suitable for various times of the day. All baked items are made from the original pretzel dough and now include


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pretzel nugget bites, pretzel hot dogs and pretzel pizzas! Auntie Anne’s unique selling point is


that every pretzel is made from scratch on site, right in front of the customers. The staff prepare the dough on site, let it prove and it’s then handcrafted into the variety of products. Once freshly baked, each item is sold within 30 minutes of leaving the oven to guarantee the freshest product possible for the customers. Baking happens continually throughout the day to maintain the product range. Being an Auntie Anne’s franchisee


involves managing your team of employees, managing the operations of the business, driving sales and motivating your team. While your store will be in a high-footfall location, every franchisee must put the effort in to ensure they are driving customers to the store and converting as many passersby as possible into customers.


extra funding by either going directly to a bank or through a franchise nance specialist broker. They will work with the landlord to agree the elements of the deal and work with the shoptters on the actual build. You will also be trained during the process; the training consists of two weeks at the head ofce in Buckinghamshire in the purpose-built training kitchen. Finally, Auntie Anne’s will help you recruit your rst team of employees and work with you to plan the grand opening of the store. There are currently 40 stores around the UK and Ireland, with several due to open in the rst uarter of . untie Anne’s is seeking franchisees all across the country and looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible at The British & International Franchise Exhibition, where the team will be on stand E240. l


AUNTIE ANNE’S Pretzels and baked goods auntieannesfranchising.co.uk franchising@auntieannes.co.uk


Investment level: £50k-£100k


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