Baked Goods: Pretzels

Pretzelmaker

Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2008 · PRTZ

FBG GFG Franchising LLC offers franchises for stores featuring hand-rolled soft pretzels, pretzel toppings, beverages and other food products and services under the Pretzelmaker® name.

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2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

121

units (2025)

-6.2%

year over year

Units by Year

157

2021

147

2022

136

2023

129

2024

121

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$317,200 – $646,500

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$25,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

7% of Net Sales

Leadership

None
None
Drew Martin
Chief Information Officer of FAT
Mason Wiederhorn
Chief Brand Officer of FAT
Allen Z. Sussman
General Counsel of FAT
Donald J. Berchtold
Chief Concept Officer of FAT
Mark Whittle
SVP Franchise Strategy & Compliance of FAT
Gregg Nettleton
President – Casual Dining Division of FAT

On File

FDD years

2025 2022

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

18 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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