Cinnabon News & Media
Beyond the food court: Auntie Anne's doubles down on non-traditional growth
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Auntie Anne's is expanding its presence beyond mall settings into high-traffic locations like airports, train stations and stadiums, optimizing for convenience…
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Restaurant group opens dual-branded Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon unit
February 15, 2023
Focus Brands has opened a street-side dual-brand Auntie Anne's + Cinnabon location in Sacramento, according to a press release.
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Focus Brands brings on restaurant category president, Schlotzsky's chief brand officer
August 26, 2022
Focus Brands, parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAlister's Deli, Moe's Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky's, has promoted Shelley Harris…
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Cinnabon offers sweet deal for The Bachelor premiere
January 3, 2022
Cinnabon is celebrating the premiere of ABC's The Bachelor with a sweet deal. The Fantasy Sweet Bundle, starting at $15, features a combo of two classic…
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Focus Brands to expand non-traditional locations
December 16, 2021
Focus Brands is accelerating its non-traditional unit expansion, according to a press release.
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Cinnabon signs multi-unit deal in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
December 1, 2021
Cinnamon has announced a deal with the Innovative Union Company (IUC) to bring 130 new bakeries to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) within the next five…
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Cinnabon frosting offered by pint
November 9, 2021
Cinnabon's Signature Frosting Pints are available for a limited time at select bakeries nationwide and on the new Cinnabon app for pickup or delivery…
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Cinnabon brings back a fan favorite
August 17, 2021
The cookie bonbite, a mashup of Cinnabon's cinnamon roll stuffed inside a chocolate chip cookie, is back on the menu nationwide for a limited time.
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Quelling QSRs' labor pains: Why things must radically change
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this second of a two-part series on the restaurant industry labor crisis, restaurateurs and industry experts pinpoint the answers all feel are urgently…
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Cinnabon drive-thru in Egypt to open in 'drive-thru mall'
March 4, 2021
Cinnabon Egypt franchisee UFB is opening the company's first drive-thru store in the Middle East in Egypt. According to an email from parent company, Focus…
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Focus Brands names former Hilton exec to lead Europe, Middle East, Africa
October 27, 2020
Focus Brands, the parent company of Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon, has named former Hilton Hotels executive, Sean Wooden, as its International's…
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Cinnabon goes savory
September 14, 2020
Cinnabon is moving on out from its cinnamon mainstay by today rolling out its first frozen breakfast line for grocery shoppers, including three savory options…
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Focus Brands adds 4 execs to leadership team
September 3, 2020
Focus Brands has made four key leadership appointments across its system and at two of its fast casual brands — Moe's Southwest Grill and Schlotzky's. "As we…
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Cinnabon intros chug-able churro + 1st chocolate item
March 3, 2020
Cinnabon has launched a cinnamon beverage that plays up consumers' love for churros with its Churro Chillatta, which blends the churro's kick with Cinnabon's…
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Free webinar: Optimize operations by running a data-driven restaurant
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Is your brand's data doing all that it can for you? If you have a sneaky suspicion you might be missing out, check out this March 7 webinar with Focus Brands…
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Restaurant retail products: 3 brands offer lessons learned
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this second part of our series on restaurant retail product lines, White Castle, Focus Brands and Your Pie discuss the lessons they've learned at their…
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White Castle, Cinnabon, Your Pie: Travelers along the 'alternate revenue' stream
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Increasingly, QSR brands see the need to expand their revenue universes by creating retail products that can not only add a new source of revenue, but also get…
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September 27, 2018
Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…
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CEOs of Wing Zone, Focus Brands, Captain D's, Backyard Burgers, Koti Pizza predict industry changes, trends
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This year's Fast Casual Executive Summit wrapped up Tuesday night with insights from some of the industry's most successful CEOs.
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