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Cinnabon, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
FoundedFederal Way, Washington (1985)
HeadquartersSandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
ProductsCinnamon Rolls
Coffee
Churros
Milkshakes
ParentFocus Brands
Websitecinnabon.com

Cinnabon is a chain of American baked goods stores and kiosks, normally found in areas with high pedestrian traffic such as malls and airports. The company's signature item is a large cinnamon roll. As of July 2009, over 750 Cinnabon bakeries were in operation in over 30 countries around the world.[1] Its headquarters are located in Sandy Springs, Georgia.[2][3] The company is owned by Focus Brands, an affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group.[4]

History

Cinnabon in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with its name in Arabic.

Cinnabon was first opened in Federal Way, Washington (a suburb of Seattle) on 4 December 1985, as a single bakery in Sea Tac Mall. This bakery began by serving only its original Cinnabon Classic cinnamon roll, and ever since that time, Cinnabon has evolved into a franchised company. The first franchise opened in August 1986 in Philadelphia, and in 1991, the first Cinnabon outlet outside a mall was opened in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Cinnabon stores today can also be found in military bases, universities, rapid transit stations, casinos, and amusement parks.

Cinnabon was bought by AFC Enterprises, Inc. in 1998 for $65 million.[5] 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.[6][7] The headquarters moved to Greater Atlanta in 1999.[2]

Cinnabon has many international franchise operations, and its largest branch outside the United States and Canada is in Stars Centre in Cairo. The restaurant is noted for being the first U.S franchise to open in Libya after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Products

Foods

Cinnabon Classic Rolls inside a baking pan.
  • Cinnabon Classic – the original Cinnabon cinnamon roll.
  • Minibon – a smaller version of the Cinnabon Classic (not available in some stores).
  • Minibites or Cinnabites – bite-sized versions of the Cinnabon Classic sold in packs of four.
  • Caramel Pecanbon – a classic cinnamon roll drizzled with caramel and topped with pecans.
  • Pecanbon Bites – bite-sized version of the Pecanbon roll used with a daub of caramel.
  • Chocobon – a classic cinnamon roll with chocolate sauce.
  • CinnabonStix – sticks of baked Danish pastry dough covered in cinnamon and sugar, usually dipped in frosting.
  • Churro – a baked churro with Makara cinnamon filling.
  • CinnaPretzel – a soft pretzel made with cinnamon roll dough with a cinnamon roll in the bottom of the pretzel (select locations).
  • Cinnabar – a red mercury sulfide (HgS) ore (limited availability at many locations).
  • Center of the Roll – the centre of a classic cinnamon roll cut into bite-sized pieces and topped with cream cheese frosting.

Beverages

  • MochaLatta Chill – a beverage consisting of a blend of chocolate and coffee over ice.
  • Chillatta – a frozen beverage. Available in Chocolate Mocha, Tropical Blast, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana.
  • Lemonade
  • Lemonatta – a frozen beverage based on lemonade. Available in Lemon, Strawberry, and Raspberry.
  • Raspberry Lemonade

CinnaPacks

CinnaPacks are pre-packaged boxes of cinnamon rolls for customers to take home. Cinnapacks are cooled down, but have heating instructions on the back of the package, with warming in a microwave suggested as preferable to warming in an oven.

Discontinued

  • CarameLatta Chill
  • Cupcakes – In 2010, Cinnabon added cupcakes to the menu.

Creation

Cinnamon

Cinnabon says it uses Makara cinnamon from Indonesia. Pillsbury says that their Grands cinnamon rolls and Cinnamon Toaster Strudel are made with Cinnabon's Makara cinnamon.

Cinnabons

Cinnabon's buns are actually rolls, or rolled up dough. They are prepared in one of three ways, depending on the store operator's preference: 1) Freezer-To-Oven, also known as FTO, where the rolls are pre-made in a factory and sent to the stores frozen; 2) Prepared Dough, where the dough is received frozen, then is thawed and made into rolls on location; and 3) from scratch, where stores still make the dough fresh in a mixer from flour, a proprietary base mix of dry ingredients, margarine, yeast, etc.

Customers can easily recognise the last two preparations, because the rolling process is in plain view if the rolls are made on-site.

CinnaStix

Cinnastix initially come as Danish pastry sticks. A mixture of margarine and vanilla extract is brushed on, then the sticks are dipped in a cinnamon and sugar mixture, twisted, and placed on a pan to bake.

References

  1. ^ http://www.focusbrands.com/about.aspx
  2. ^ a b "Cinnabon At-A-Glance." Cinnabon. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "City Council Districts." City of Sandy Springs. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
  4. ^ Focus Brands To Buy Cinnabon From AFC Enterprises. New York Times, September 9, 2004
  5. ^ "NY Times: AFC Enterprises to Purchase Cinnabon International". The New York Times. August 19, 1998. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "NY Times: Focus Brands to Buy Cinnabon from AFC Enterprises". The New York Times. September 9, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  7. ^ http://www.roarkcapital.com/portfolio-companies.php

External links

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