Cinnabon
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | 1985Federal Way, Washington | in
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tracey Young (Chief Brand Officer) |
Products | Cinnamon rolls Coffee Churros Milkshakes |
Parent | AFC Enterprises (1998–2004) GoTo Foods (2004–present) |
Website | www |
Cinnabon, Inc., is an American chain of baked goods stores and kiosks, normally found in areas with high pedestrian traffic such as malls, airports and rest stops. The company's signature item is the cinnamon roll. As of December 2017, there are more than 1,200 Cinnabon bakeries operating in 48 countries.[1] Its headquarters are in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.[2][3]
The company is co-owned—with Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, Jamba, and Auntie Anne's brands—by Focus Brands, an affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group,[4] based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, operating over 5,000 stores.
History
[edit]The first Cinnabon opened on December 4, 1985, in Federal Way, Washington[5] at SeaTac Mall, now called The Commons at Federal Way. Cinnabon was an offshoot of the Seattle-based Restaurants Unlimited chain, majority owned by Rich Komen, with minority partner and CEO Ray Lindstrom at the helm. Komen and Lindstrom wanted to create the perfect cinnamon roll, eventually hiring Jerilyn Brusseau to finalize the recipe since Brusseau was famous for her baking in the Seattle area.[6] The first bakery began by serving only its cinnamon rolls with a sign touting "World Famous Cinnamon Rolls". Cinnabon's first franchise-operated store opened in August 1986 just outside of Philadelphia at the King of Prussia Mall. Cinnabon stores today can also be found in gas stations, universities, rapid transit stations, casinos, and amusement parks.[citation needed]
Cinnabon was bought by AFC Enterprises, Inc. in 1998 for $65 million.[7] In 2004, AFC Enterprises, Inc., sold Cinnabon for $30.3 million to Focus Brands, Inc., which is owned by the Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital Group.[8][9] The headquarters moved to Greater Atlanta in 1999.[2] In November 2020, British retail group EG Group announced a partnership with Cinnabon to open 150 branded stores in the UK over five years.[10][11] In May 2024, the UK partnership would then be transferred to EG On the Move.[12]
On October 8, 2018, Cinnabon partnered with Pizza Hut to release mini cinnamon rolls labeled "Cinnabon Mini Rolls" in Pizza Hut (also known as MiniBons outside of Pizza Hut). These cinnamon rolls continue to be available at Pizza Hut.[13] In 2020, Pizza Hut brought back the Triple Treat Box, containing two medium one-topping pizzas, five breadsticks, and ten Cinnabon Mini Rolls.
International locations
[edit]Current locations
[edit]Cinnabon has franchise operations in 50 countries and places which include:
- Armenia
- Australia[14]
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia[15]
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic[16]
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong[17]
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel[18]
- Iraq[19]
- Japan
- Jordan[20]
- Kenya
- Kuwait[21]
- Libya (Cinnabon is noted for being the first U.S. franchise to open in Libya after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.[22])
- Malaysia
- Malta[23]
- Mexico
- Netherlands * New Zealand
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore[24]
- South Africa
- South Korea[25]
- Spain
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom (Partnership with EG On the Move)
- United States (including Puerto Rico and Guam)
- Venezuela
Former locations
[edit]- Austria
- Brunei
- Brazil (A store was set up in São Paulo in 2009, which soon closed in 2011.)
- El Salvador
- Finland (One outlet opened in March 2015, but it was closed in March 2016)
- Israel (Closed in August 2016)
- Jamaica
- Latvia
- Lebanon (Closed in 2020)
- Morocco
- Paraguay
- Poland (Closed in March 2021)
- Romania (Closed in 2018)
- Sweden (Closed in November 2020)
- Syria
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Cinnabon (sīnābūn) in Saudi Arabia
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Cinnabon at Governor's Square Mall, Clarksville, Tennessee
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Cinnabon store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A Cinnabon store (right) at the Angola Travel Plaza on the New York Thruway, Angola, New York
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A Cinnabon store at West Valley Mall in Tracy, California
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Cinnabon at the Stoa Korai Arcade Mall in Athens, Greece
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Cinnabon in the Philippines
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Cinnabon location at The Oaks Mall in Gainesville, Florida
In popular culture
[edit]- Cinnabon is featured often in the book series Animorphs.
- In Better Call Saul, Saul Goodman is seen working at a Cinnabon using a new identity.[26]
- The restaurant and its president, Kat Cole, were featured in a 2012 episode of Undercover Boss.[27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon. Seattle Met, Retrieved 12 December 2017
- ^ a b "Cinnabon At-A-Glance Archived October 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Cinnabon. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
- ^ "City Council Districts Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." City of Sandy Springs. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
- ^ Focus Brands To Buy Cinnabon From AFC Enterprises. New York Times, September 9, 2004
- ^ "Cinnabon® Company". Cinnabon. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon. Seattle Met, Retrieved 4 February 2019
- ^ "NY Times: AFC Enterprises to Purchase Cinnabon International". The New York Times. August 19, 1998. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "NY Times: Focus Brands to Buy Cinnabon from AFC Enterprises". The New York Times. September 9, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Roark Capital Group :: Portfolio Companies". roarkcapital.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "EG Group to Open 150 Cinnabon® Bakeries Across the UK Under New Master Licensee Deal". Euro Garages. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Gilbert2020-11-30T12:00:00+00:00, Helen. "Cinnabon to open 150 sites in the UK". British Baker. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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- ^ "Pizza Hut Will Now Deliver Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls With Your Pizza Order". Thrillist. October 8, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Barnsley, Warren (November 20, 2019). "Brisbane wins race for Australia's first Cinnabon, with store to open next month". 7News. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Cinnabon returns to the Colombian market with its famous cinnamon rolls". May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Twenty-five new brands came to the Czech market last year". January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Cinnabon Hong Kong opens at Olympian City today!". February 7, 2020.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Cinnabon opens its first store in Iraq
- ^ "Cinnabon Branches, Amman, Jordan". Jordan Sun. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Cinnabon in kuwait Locations & Store Hours". www.mystore411.com.
- ^ "Libya Herald: Tripoli's Cinnabon sales on a sugar high". December 29, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Cinnabon – the Point".
- ^ Sufyan, Juan (December 15, 2022). "World's famous cinnamon roll chain, Cinnabon, to launch in Singapore next Feb 2023 at Raffles City". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "US bakery Cinnabon taps Seoul market". November 8, 2017., The Korea Herald, Retrieved May 8, 2018
- ^ "Better Call Saul: Why Jimmy Is Working In A Cinnabon (As Gene)". March 10, 2024.
- ^ ""Undercover Boss" Cinnabon Inc. (TV Episode 2012)". imdb.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon from Seattle Met
- Restaurants established in 1985
- American companies established in 1985
- 1985 establishments in Washington (state)
- Bakery cafés
- Fast-food chains of the United States
- Bakeries of the United States
- Companies based in Sandy Springs, Georgia
- Private equity portfolio companies
- 1998 mergers and acquisitions
- 2004 mergers and acquisitions
- Fast-food franchises