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title: "Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery Development Deal in Iraq"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6e08bd3e-9149-4388-ab21-bfd3d37a0a2c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20251022_great_american_cookies_and_marble_slab_creamery_development_deal_in_iraq.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2025-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:12:29.659Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery Development Deal in Iraq

**TL;DR:** FAT Brands has partnered with Eric Wilson to open 10 co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery stores in Iraq over the next five years. The deal marks an expansion of the two brands into the Iraqi market.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-10-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20251022_great_american_cookies_and_marble_slab_creamery_development_deal_in_iraq.html).*

## Story

FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc. has announced a new development deal to open 10 co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery stores across Iraq over the next five years in partnership with Eric Wilson, a 27-year U.S. military veteran who served in Iraq.

Since 1977, Great American Cookies has baked up a reputation for not only being the creator of the Original Cookie Cake, but also for its famous chocolate chip cookie recipe. Other craveable menu items include brownies and Double Doozies™, made with delectable icing sandwiched between two cookies.

For over 40 years, Marble Slab Creamery has been an innovator in the ice cream space, dreaming up the frozen slab technique and offering homemade, small-batch Ice Cream with always free Mix-Ins, Shakes in a variety of flavors, and Ice Cream Cakes.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- Fat Brands (company)
- Great American Cookies (company)
- Marble Slab Creamery (company)
- co branding (topic)
- international development (topic)
- middle east expansion (topic)
- Iraq (location)
- Eric Wilson (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20251022_great_american_cookies_and_marble_slab_creamery_development_deal_in_iraq.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6e08bd3e-9149-4388-ab21-bfd3d37a0a2c).