Auntie Anne's
Auntie Anne's is a food chain that sells freshly baked soft pretzels and related menu items such as pretzel nuggets, lemonade, and dips, operating through company-owned and franchised locations. It also offers catering, merchandise, and franchise opportunities.www.auntieannes.com
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Oct 29, 2026
Rick CampHOST
Here's the show.
Rick CampHOST
It was like Auntie Anne's Caribou Quiznos.
Rick CampHOST
We're all right next to each other.
Jay ZawaskiHOST
That's an easy Quiznos.
Eric Von HaesslerHOST
I haven't been to a mall myself in a while.
Eric Von HaesslerHOST
Auntie Anne's? Yes.
Eric Von HaesslerHOST
These were places that didn't exist outside of malls.
Eric Von HaesslerHOST
Was there ever like an Orange Julius store, like a place on the side of the road you could pull in and get?
Tony KornheiserHOST
They crushed us.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Second, Auntie Anne's pretzels range in price from mid-five to over seven, depending on the location of the store or where you're shopping.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Rest areas are generally a bit higher than local stores, like the one at Montgomery Mall.
Tony KornheiserHOST
This past summer, Auntie Anne's sold a golden pretzel pass, which was $50, and gave you one free pretzel per week.
Tony KornheiserHOST
FYI, let Michael know that most Auntie Anne's roll their own dough in-house.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Third, nothing is more frustrating than the CVS self-checkout.
Tony KornheiserHOST
But nothing is more enjoyable than getting a two-foot-long receipt from CVS and learning you can head back to the candy aisle for another free $3 to $4 box of sugar.
Emily HigginsHOST
They sent me some Cinnabons as well.
Emily HigginsHOST
And then they sent me a Cinnabon and an Auntie Anne outfit.
Emily HigginsHOST
And I wear them every year because
Iliza ShlesingerHOST
you
Tim McKernanHOST
It's an email attacking me.
Tim McKernanHOST
This might be something that Auntie Anne's can get into if they want to expand their sponsorship, because right now they're experiencing incredible success with the Auntie Anne's downtown standalone location text audit.
Tim McKernanHOST
Hate mail sent to Tim.
Tim McKernanHOST
tmckernan at InsideSTL.com.
Jerry MillerHOST
They purchased franchises and they put them all under one roof.
Jerry MillerHOST
Some of the other ones they own franchises are Auntie Anne's, the pretzels, Pop-Up Bagels, Dave's Hot Chicken, Nothing Bunt Cakes, Little Caesars, Jamba, Carvel, and Cinnabon.
Jerry MillerHOST
a number of franchises they own.
Jerry MillerHOST
Now they have all 22 Jack Browns under their ownership as they look to scale the business and, of course, optimize profits.
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Jerry MillerHOST
This is my approach on Jack Brown's.
Jerry MillerHOST
It's 22 units being acquired by basically a franchise conglomerate.
Jerry MillerHOST
The purchasing company is a group out of Florida that owns franchises like Little Caesars, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Dave's Hot Chicken, amongst a number of other ones.
Jerry MillerHOST
So they're basically just going to plug and play these 22 locations with a number of other restaurant brands and franchises that it owns and manages, and hope for some vertical integration, some economies of scale, some economic efficiencies by having the same backend human resources team, the same backend accounting and payables.
Shane SamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She's starstruck, having a good time, whatever.
Shane SamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I'm at a table with Ed Milet, Auntie Anne, who founded Auntie Anne's Pretzels, who I didn't even know was a real human until I met her.
Shane SamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I thought she was a mascot.
Shane SamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And then, like, I was sitting there, Michael Jr., this famous comedian, and, like, all these people.
KenzieHOST
different.
KenzieHOST
Are they handing out Auntie Anne's at the house? You
Brian HaddadHOST
want like a spicy mustard to go with it? I want a cup of mustard.
Brian HaddadHOST
I'll take the cinnamon sugar
KenzieHOST
dip.
KenzieHOST
Hey,
CaseHOST
do you guys have any of those pepperoni stuffed pretzels? I saw those at Auntie Anne's.
CaseHOST
I was wondering if you guys had those.
Tony KornheiserHOST
I didn't want a lot of food, but I wanted a pretzel.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Now, I had this experience in Rehoboth at the Auntie Anne's Pretzel Truck.
Tony KornheiserHOST
I thought it was very expensive, but I thought maybe that was just in Rehoboth.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Yeah, tax-free.
BeccaHOST
Oh, are you into the cinnamon pretzels or just the salt pretzels? I
JayHOST
prefer the salty pretzels, but if I'm going past Auntie Anne's in the mall or something, the cinnamon pretzels are my favorite from there.
JayHOST
Wow.
JayHOST
The
KimHOST
a drive-thru or like a cup of coffee with five million tablespoons of sugar in it, I can get a pretzel.
KimHOST
Why can't
BeccaHOST
I get Auntie Anne's drive-thru? I want to eat a pretzel while I drive.
BeccaHOST
I feel like that's a good...
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