FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc.,parent company of Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, and 14 other restaurant concepts, has announced its Quick-Service Division has signed 20 new development deals, totaling over 50 additional units, following the acquisition of Global Franchise Group in June 2021. The acquisition marked FAT Brands’ foray into both the snack and pizza categories, adding the following brands: Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, Hot Dog on a Stick, and Pretzelmaker.
Since the formation of the Quick-Service Division, composed of the brands from the Global Franchise Group acquisition, demand has been high for new franchises, in particular, amongst existing franchisees. The Great American Cookies & Marble Slab Creamery co-branded restaurant model continues to be attractive to new and existing franchisees alike with new deals in areas including Nashville, Tenn., Houston, and Shreveport, La. Round Table Pizza is also deepening its presence in California, with agreements signed for nine new locations to open throughout the state in the coming years. Additional deals were also signed for Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, Hot Dog on a Stick, and Pretzelmaker. In total, there are over 150 units in the pipeline in the Quick-Service Division with over 30 locations set to open their doors in 2022.