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title: "Searching for the Gold in the Kolache Olympics"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/947c0114-e363-4eb4-903d-16ae14bbb670
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_searching_for_the_gold_in_the_kolache_olympics.html
category: "General"
published: 2024-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:01:53.056Z
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# Searching for the Gold in the Kolache Olympics

**TL;DR:** Kolache Factory is hosting the 6th Annual Create a New Kolache Contest, where the public can vote for their favorite new kolache flavor. The contest, also known as the Kolache Olympics, has five finalists and the gold medal winner will receive free breakfast for a year and a potential spot on the menu board.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-08-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_searching_for_the_gold_in_the_kolache_olympics.html).*

## Story

Kolache Factory is asking its legions of loyal fans to help choose the next great kolache flavor in the Kolache Olympics!

This summer, kolache fans nationwide submitted ideas for a new kolache creation in the 6th Annual Create a New Kolache Contest. Now it is down to five finalists.

The voting is open for the Kolache Olympics, and the public will vote on which kolache flavor will take home the gold, silver, and bronze medals!  The gold medal winner also wins free breakfast for a year, and maybe even a spot on the menu board! 

Online voting is August 8-18, 2024. The public is encouraged to vote early and often! 

Five Finalist Entries:

- “Popeye” - Fluffy eggs with spinach, mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and garlic and thyme.  - Sally Morales, Murphy, TX

- “Reuben Frenzy” - Corned beef with sauerkraut, mozzarella cheese, Thousand Island dressing and pepper, wrapped in savory rye kolache dough.  - Tamara Bognar, Omaha, NE

- “Eggs Benedict” - Fluffy eggs with Canadian bacon, hollandaise sauce, and chives.  - Gabriel Beck, Zionsville, IN

- “Huevitos En Chile Verde” - Chunked potatoes, fluffy eggs with salsa verde! - Sonia Martinez, Santa Ana, CA

- “Chicken Cordon Bleu” - Ham, chicken, Swiss Cheese, and alfredo sauce topped with Panko breadcrumbs.  - Matt Reagan, Ballwin, MO

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- Popeyes (company)
- menu item (topic)
- customer engagement (topic)
- The Kolache Factory (company)
- contest (topic)
- kolache flavor (topic)
- public voting (topic)
- voting (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_searching_for_the_gold_in_the_kolache_olympics.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/947c0114-e363-4eb4-903d-16ae14bbb670).