Fat Brands News & Media

Pretzelmaker to expand Canadian footprint

October 11, 2023

FAT Brands Inc. has inked a deal with Canadian Cookie Enterprises Inc. to open 25 Pretzelmaker locations throughout the country over the next 10 years…

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Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery opens co-branded unit in Texas

October 2, 2023

FAT Brands has opened a co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery at Cook's Children's Medical Center in Ft. Worth, Texas, according to a…

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Great American Cookies, Marble Slab creamery announce March of Dimes partnership

September 21, 2023

Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery have partnered with March of Dimes, a nonprofit fighting for the health of moms and babies. The three companies…

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Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery co-branded unit hits Pacific Northwest

September 1, 2023

FAT Brands Inc. has announced that a co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery location has opened in Happy Valley, Oregon. It's the first…

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Great American Cookies makes return to Orlando

August 29, 2023

Great American Cookies returns to Orlando with a new location, a conversion from a Nestle Toll House Café by Chip by FAT Brands, parent company to Great…

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Pretzelmaker rolls out new marketing, tagline

August 22, 2023

Pretzelmaker, a FAT Brands concept, has unveiled new branding and a modern tagline: "Bite-Sized Fun, Full-Sized Flavor," according to a press release.

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Hot Dog on a Stick to expand to Iraq

August 10, 2023

Hot Dog on a Stick has inked a development deal to open 10 franchised in Iraq under the helm of franchisee group Global Vita USA LLC. The units will open over…

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FAT Brands rolls out cookie menu to burger concepts

August 8, 2023

FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and 15 other restaurant concepts, is now serving cookies from its sister brand, Great American…

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Great American Cookies opens 2 Philly mall locations

July 27, 2023

Great American Cookies has opened two locations at the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia, according to a press release.

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Pretzelmaker opens in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

July 14, 2023

Pretzelmaker has opened a location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The location has a drive-thru, the second for the brand, according to a press release.

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FAT Brands names co-CEOs

May 12, 2023

Ken Kuick and Rob Rosen are now the top leaders at FAT Brands Inc.

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Great American Cookies offers Tax Day BOGO deal

April 10, 2023

Great American Cookies is offering a BOGO deal for its Cookie Cake Slices ahead of Tax Day, according to a press release.

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FAT Brands launches charitable foundation

March 23, 2023

FAT Brands Inc., a franchising company that owns over a dozen concepts including Fatburger and Round Table Pizza, has launched a charitable organization called…

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FAT Brands CEO stepping aside

March 7, 2023

FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn is leaving his role in May and will become an outside consultant and strategic adviser to the company, which owns 17 restaurant…

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Great American Cookies opens 1st New Mexico location

January 31, 2023

Great American Cookies has moved into New Mexico. The new cookie shop is located in Albuquerque, according to a press release.

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Great American Cookies expands South Carolina footprint

November 29, 2022

Great American Cookies has opened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at The Tanger Outlets, according to a press release.

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Hot Dog on a Stick reopens original Muscle Beach location

October 27, 2022

Hot Dog on a Stick has reopened its original Muscle Beach location in Santa Monica, California, after months of renovations. The brand will host a grand…

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#QSRNext starring Taco Bell, Focus Brands, Popeyes, CKE execs

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

QSRWeb's virtual talk show, #QSRNext, takes place Nov. 9 and will feature insight and advice from several successful industry leaders.

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Marble Slab Creamery inks deal for Egypt

August 4, 2022

Marble Slab Creamery, owned by FAT Brands Inc., has announced that it has a development deal to open 10 franchised locations in Egypt in partnership with…

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FAT Brands buying Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip

May 25, 2022

Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., which owns Fatburger, Fazoli's and several other brands, has agreed to acquire the franchised chain of stores known as…

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