GLOBAL FRANCHISE GROUP OPENS CO-BRANDED GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® & MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY® STORE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, SC - May 14, 2013 - Global Franchise Group, LLC is pleased to announce its partnership with the University of South Carolina (USC) for a co-branded Great American Cookies® and Marble Slab Creamery® establishment in the Russell House University Union on USC's campus. This flagship co-branded store located in Russell House student union building offers treats to both students and faculty... > Learn more
GLOBAL FRANCHISE GROUP PARTNERS WITH THE ATLANTA HAWKS AND PHILIPS ARENA
ATLANTA - April 30, 2013 - Global Franchise Group, the strategic brand management company, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. A co-branded store featuring Pretzelmaker® and Great American Cookies® will be open to guests during all ticketed events held at Philips Arena. In addition to the flagship store, one Pretzelmaker cart and two Great American Cookies carts will be positioned in different locations throughout... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ISSUES "COOKIE CURRENCY" TO SWEETEN TAX DAY
ATLANTA - April 12, 2013 - Great American Cookies® seeks to sweeten up Tax Day this year by offering customers a FREE Birthday Cake Cookie on Monday, April 15, 2013 all day at participating U.S. locations nationwide.* The brand is unveiling the Birthday Cake Cookie this month, delightfully covered in an array of colorful sprinkles and tasting just like a Birthday Cake... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF STORES IN PUERTO RICO
ATLANTA - March 27, 2013 - Global Franchise Group, LLC announced today the expansion of Great American Cookies® in Puerto Rico with multi-unit operators Dan Margolis, Carol Margolis and Wilson Castillo of A.M.A. Pretzels International, LLP. Great American Cookies is managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group. A.M.A. Pretzels International, LLP opened two Great American Cookies stores, along with four... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
ATLANTA - December 11, 2012 - Great American Cookies is pleased to announce the launch of its new Great American Cookies® break & bake cookie product available for sale in select Walmart stores just in time for the holidays. Known for serving up sweet treats made from the freshest ingredients in over 300 franchised locations across the country, Great American Cookies is bringing the break & bake product to market as another way for cookie... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® HONORS VETERANS WITH FREE COOKIE GIVEAWAY
ATLANTA - November 8, 2012 - Great American Cookies® is honoring the brave men and women serving our country this year with a free cookie giveaway. On Sunday, November 11, patrons, either in uniform, carrying their military ID or proof of service, who stop by a Great American Cookies location will receive a free regular cookie of their choice. Great American Cookies is managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® CELEBRATES NATIONAL COOKIE MONTH TODAY - MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST WITH FREE COOKIES ALL DAY LONG
ATLANTA - October 1, 2012 - Great American Cookies® announced today that it will be celebrating the kickoff of National Cookie Month today by once again giving FREE chocolate chip cookies to customers all day long*. The cookie giveaway will help to kick off the company's month long literacy campaign; Reading is SWEET™, taking place at Great American Cookies locations nationwide... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES PARENT HELPS FIGHT CANCER
August 2, 2012 - Global Franchise Group, the strategic brand management company, is pleased to announce its partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for fundraising efforts beginning on August 1-September 30. The company has set a goal of raising $200,000 during its partnership period... > Learn more
GLOBAL FRANCHISE GROUP ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
August 1, 2012 - Global Franchise Group, the strategic brand management company, is pleased to announce their partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for fundraising efforts beginning on August 1st through September 30th. The company has set a goal of raising $200,000 during their partnership period. The Global Franchise Group family of brands includes Great American Cookies®... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY
July 25, 2012 - Great American Cookies® www.GreatAmericanCookies.com, home of the gourmet Cookie Cake, will celebrate the brand's 35th Anniversary by hosting a variety of events at Great American Cookies locations nationwide. Great American Cookies is managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group... > Learn more
GO MOBILE WITH GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® NEW FOOD TRUCK
May 21, 2012 - Great American Cookies®, the national cookie bakery, is pleased to introduce the brand's first cookie truck, making its way through the city of Houston, Texas. Capitalizing on the Food Truck Trend, which takes fresh baked products to our customers, Great American Cookies® looks forward... > Learn more
CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY WITH GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® 'GREAT AMERICAN DAD' CONTEST AND WIN A TRIP TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
May 15, 2012 - To celebrate Father's Day, Great American Cookies® www.GreatAmericanCookies.com will be hosting a national contest celebrating the 'Great American Dad.' Beginning on May 14 through May 28, Great American Cookies® fans will have the opportunity to submit a story... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® DOMINO COOKIE IS BACK!
April 9, 2012 - Cookie lovers can now celebrate, beginning April 9th, the Domino Cookie returns to Great American Cookies® stores nationwide. To commemorate the return of this customer favorite Great American Cookies will be giving away a coupon for a free Domino Cookie to 100 lucky Facebook fans... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® CELEBRATES 2012'S SWEETEST HOLIDAY WITH NEW ROMANTIC COOKIE CAKE DESIGNS
January 11, 2012 - Great American Cookies announced today that it is introducing four new romantic Cookie Cake designs this Valentine's Day, including its first pan-sized Valentine's Day Cookie Cake. Cookie Cakes can be ordered in a variety of shapes and sizes, including the heart-shaped Cookie Cake which is presented in a windowed gift box... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® SEEKS GREAT AMERICAN LOVE STORY
December 19, 2011 - Great American Cookies® announced today that the brand has launched its first-ever search for the "Great American Love Story." To enter the contest, participants are asked to share, in 200 words or less, their special love story. The Great American Love Story Contest will be open for entries through January 16, 2012... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® PRESENTS $5,000 TO THE YELLOW RIBBON FUND, INC.
October 24, 2011 - Great American Cookies® announced today that the company has wrapped up its first ever summer Yellow Ribbon Campaign to benefit the Yellow Ribbon Fund with a $5,000 donation. The check was presented to Jim Bugg, founder and chairman of the Yellow Ribbon Fund, during a special event on October 14th at Great American Cookies cookie dough manufacturing facility in Atlanta... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® INVITES ALL TO "COOKIE CAKE FOR A CURE" SUPER COOKIE CAKE PARTY
October 17, 2011 - Houston Great American Cookies® locations are working to raise money, and awareness, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) by hosting a "Cookie Cake for a Cure" Super Cookie Cake party at Houston's Memorial City Mall. On October 29th, mall visitors are invited to make a donation and enjoy a slice of a special commemorative Super Cookie Cake created just for this event... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® EXPANDS GREAT AMERICAN PATRIOT PROGRAM
September 28, 2011 - GFG Management, LLC announced today that, due to increasing interest from potential franchisees, it has added new October online presentation dates to help veterans learn more about the recently announced Great American Patriot Program. Additionally, the company has increased the franchise fee discount to 40 percent to make it even more affordable for America's service members to start a small business with Great American Cookies... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL READING IS SWEET!™ NATIONAL BOOK DRIVE
September 26, 2011 - Great American Cookies announced today that it is hosting its second annual Reading is SWEET!™ National Book Drive to benefit local libraries and charities across the country. The company, which created the program in 2010 to celebrate October as National Cookie Month and National Book Month, collected more than 7,000 books during the program's first year... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® SALUTES SERVICE MEMBERS WITH NEW GREAT AMERICAN PATRIOT PROGRAM
September 2, 2011 - GFG Management, LLC announced today the launch of the Great American Cookies Great American Patriot Program, designed to help members of the armed forces own a piece of the American Dream - a small business. The program, available to qualifying veterans from all branches of the U.S. Military, includes a 15% discount on Great American Cookies franchise fees... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® SELECTS WINNERS OF 2011 GREAT AMERICAN MOM CONTEST
July 26, 2011 - Great American Cookies® announced today the winners of the brand's first-ever Great American Mom Contest. The contest, hosted at www.GreatAmericanCookies.com March 15th through May 10th, received nearly 900 entries from across the country. To enter, participants were asked to share with the world, in 200 words or less, what makes their mom a "Great American Mom."... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® AIDS RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS THROUGH SUMMER YELLOW RIBBON CAMPAIGN
June 21, 2011 - Great American Cookies announced today that it is partnering with the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. to present the brand's first ever summer Yellow Ribbon Campaign. Kicking off on July 4th and running through September 16th, Great American Cookies will donate $2 from the online sale of every Yellow Ribbon, Uncle Sam Hat and... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® DELIVERS THE FUN OF COOKIES WITH REDESIGNED GREATAMERICANCOOKIES.COM
May 24, 2011 Great American Cookies announced today that the company has launched the redesigned GreatAmericanCookies.com. The new, highly interactive website is modeled after the Great American Cookies storefront, including the popular product display case... > Learn more
GLOBAL FRANCHISE GROUP ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FIRST GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® AND MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY® LOCATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
April 25, 2011 - Global Franchise Group, LLC announced today the opening of the first Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The locations opened as one co-branded store on January 30, 2011 in the Mall of Arabia... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR THE 2011 "GREAT AMERICAN MOM"
March 9, 2011 - Great American Cookies announced today that the brand has created its first-ever nationwide search for the "Great American Mom." The Great American Mom Contest will be open for entries March 15th through May 10th and offers individuals an exciting way to spotlight their mom this Mother's Day... > Learn more
GLOBAL FRANCHISE GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® INTO SOUTH AMERICA WITH FIRST STORE IN CHILE
February 22, 2011 - Global Franchise Group, LLC announced today the opening of the first Great American Cookies in South America. The store, which opened on February 4, is located in the Portal La Reina shopping center in Chile's capital city of Santiago... > Learn more
7,000+ BOOKS DONATED DURING GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® READING IS SWEET™: 2010 NATIONAL BOOK DRIVE
February 8, 2011 - Great American Cookies today announced that the company's Reading is SWEET™: 2010 National Book Drive resulted in more than 7,000 donated books at Great American Cookies stores across the country. The program kicked off on October 1 with an Original Chocolate Chip... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® INVITES CUSTOMERS TO SHARE A GREAT LOVE...OF COOKIE CAKES! THIS VALENTINE'S DAY
February 7, 2011 - Just in time for Valentine's Day, Great American Cookies announced today the addition of several new romantic heart-shaped Cookie Cake designs to their extensive Cookie Cake catalog. The perfect complement to the heart-shaped Cookie Cakes, the company is also introducing a new line of... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® INVITES CUSTOMERS TO "SHARE THE PERFECT TREAT" THIS FALL
October 18, 2010 - Great American Cookies® today announced that the company is rolling out a new line of pumpkin specialty cookies just in time for fall. The pumpkin-shaped cookies, baked fresh using Great American Cookies' signature Cookie Cake dough, feature a variety of festive iced designs and will be available... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ANNOUNCES READING IS SWEET™: 2010 NATIONAL BOOK DRIVE
September 27, 2010 - Great American Cookies® today announced that it is celebrating National Cookie Month and National Book Month this October by hosting the first-ever Reading is SWEET™: 2010 National Book Drive at participating Great American Cookies stores across the country... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® CELEBRATES SUMMER WITH NEW 5 COMBOS FOR $5 EACH DEAL
July 7, 2010 - Great American Cookies®, today announced that the company has launched a series of new combo deals just in time for summer. The 5 Combos for $5 Each offer, available now at participating Great American Cookies stores nationwide, allows customers to mix and match their favorite flavors for just $5... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ANNOUNCES WINNER OF 2010 GREAT AMERICAN GRAD CONTEST
June 24, 2010 - Great American Cookies®, creators of the original Cookie Cake, today announced the winners of their first-ever Great American Grad Contest. The contest, which was conducted completely online at www.greatamericancookies.com asked graduates to tell the world, in 200 words or less, what makes them the "Great American Grad"... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® CELEBRATES DAD WITH DOZENS OF FATHER'S DAY COOKIE CAKE DESIGNS
June 14, 2010 - With Father's Day just around the corner, Great American Cookies® is inviting customers to celebrate what makes their dad one of a kind with a made-to-order Cookie Cake created just for him. Cookie Cakes, one of the company's signature products, are available in a variety of sizes and feature festive designs for any... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® COOKIE CAKES: THE PERFECT SWEET TREAT FOR MOMS & GRADS
May 4, 2010 - No matter what you're celebrating this spring, Great American Cookies®, innovators of the original Cookie Cake, has your event covered. Whether it's a large party for the graduate in your life or an intimate family gathering for Mother's Day, Great American Cookies offers a variety of Cookie Cake options for any occasion... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® ASKS "ARE YOU THE GREAT AMERICAN GRAD?"
April 8, 2010 - Great American Cookies® announced today that the company has launched the 2010 Great American Grads Contest.
The contest, which runs through May 2, was developed as a way to honor and reward graduates from across
the country... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® OFFERS FANS $100 FOR DOUBLE DOOZIE® TWEETS
February 23, 2010 - Great American Cookies® is celebrating one of the brand's signature creations this spring - the Double Doozie®. A Double Doozie is two cookies sandwiched around a layer of white icing and is one of the company's most decadent offerings as well as a customer favorite... > Learn more
"EXPRESS YOURSELF!" THIS VALENTINE'S DAY WITH GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES®
January 21, 2010 - Great American Cookies®, innovators of the original Cookie Cake, is offering customers a number of new and unique gift options this Valentine's Day. During the 2010 "Express Yourself!" promotion, the company will add several new romantic designs to their current lineup of heart-shaped Cookie Cake creations... > Learn more
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® BRINGS "ALIENS IN THE ATTIC" DOWN TO EARTH
October 30, 2009 - Great American Cookies®, innovators of the original Cookie Cake, announced today that the company has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to promote the November 2009 Blu-ray and DVD release of "Aliens in the Attic"... > Learn more