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title: "Central Penn Business Journal: Philly Pretzel Factory plans growth, including in central Pa."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/89eda8be-20c1-4e58-93bc-11779a1e00d3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-philly-pretzel-factory-plans-growth-including-in-central-pa-2221
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2015-08-04T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc370.png
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# Central Penn Business Journal: Philly Pretzel Factory plans growth, including in central Pa.

**TL;DR:** Philly Pretzel Factory plans to expand to 500 locations by 2020, with a focus on non-traditional retail spaces. The company currently has 153 open stores and hopes to grow to all 50 states.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-04. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-philly-pretzel-factory-plans-growth-including-in-central-pa-2221).*

## Story

Pennsylvania-based Philly Pretzel Factory already has 153 open stores, and is planning to grow even more in the near future.“The company expects to open 25 to 30 locations this year, followed by "big growth" next year and beyond, Monaghan said. That could mean 75 new stores per year.

By 2020, Philly Pretzel Factory hopes to grow to 500 locations.”Currently the brand has locations in 12 states, but hopes to eventually be in all 50, in various types of locations.“There is the traditional strip mall shopping center location, the smaller version inside an existing retailer such as Wal-Mart and a kiosk model found inside entertainment or transportation complexes,” Monaghan said.

“The latter can include amusement parks, zoos and airports, train stations or bus terminals.”Philly Pretzel Factory doesn’t stick to the model of some of its competitors that focus on mall locations. Instead, the brand provides catering services and focuses on large volume purchases.

Promotions like free pretzels for National Pretzel Day, which they’ve for eight years, and now free Pretzel Dogs for National Hot Dog Day have helped the brand grow. The company plans on slowly growing its menu to include meal replacements snacks at lunch or dinner. Read the original story here.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Walmart (company)
- menu development (topic)
- Philly Pretzel Factory (company)
- retail growth (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-philly-pretzel-factory-plans-growth-including-in-central-pa-2221). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/89eda8be-20c1-4e58-93bc-11779a1e00d3).