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Auntie Anne's

Atlanta, GA · Founded 1988 · AASN

Auntie Anne’s Franchisor SPV LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Auntie Anne’s® shops that serve pretzels and related products.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.auntieannes.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#55
1,247
units (2025)
4.6%
year over year

Units by Year

1,138
2021
1,146
2022
1,167
2023
1,193
2024
1,247
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$157,795 – $835,500
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,500
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

7% of Net Sales

Leadership

  • Omer Gajial

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Brett Ubl

    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary

  • Nathan Baldwin

    Chief Brand Officer

  • Tim Goodman

    Senior Vice President, Franchise Administration

  • Chris Newman

    Senior Vice President, Real Estate

  • Thomas (Tom) Richards

    Senior Vice President, Franchise Sales and Interim Chief Development Officer

  • Tara Wise

    Vice President, Operations

  • Mike Freeman

    Executive Vice President, Brands for GoTo Foods

  • Adrian Grubb

    Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations for GoTo Foods

  • Jessicah Pounds

    Vice President, Training for GoTo Foods

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
1,457
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
290
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
8 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFAuntie Anne's FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFAuntie Anne's FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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