FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Marble Slab Creamery® offers $1 off coupon for teachers to celebrate National Teachers Appreciation Week ATLANTA – May 2, 2016 – Its National Teacher Appreciation Week Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Iconic pop culture brand aims to “Stomp Out Cancer” in honor of its 70th anniversary by raising $70,000 for LLS this year. Fundraising efforts were kicked-off Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 ATLANTA – April 6, 2016 – Doggone taxes! Tax Day can be a bit of a bummer, but not at Hot Dog on a Stick. On Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kristi Betz / [email protected] / (410) 902-5053 Iconic pop culture brand aims to “Stomp Out Cancer” in honor of its 70th anniversary by raising $70,000 for LLS through a lemonade Stomp-A-Thon on April Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kristi Betz / [email protected] / (410) 902-5053 The gourmet pretzel shop encourages customers to share something warm with #warmthoughts on social media or give a compliment in-store in exchange for a free, warm Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kristi Betz / [email protected] / (410) 902-5053 The national cookie company is giving away a free original chocolate chip cookie to customers in celebration of Tax Day (April 18) ATLANTA – March 28, Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 “Take Me Back Tuesdays” celebrates Hot Dog on a Stick’s 70th Anniversary with throwback pricing offer and a Buy One Get One coupon for all customers Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Unique incentive opportunity offers new and existing franchisees Initial Franchise Fee and Royalty Fee Reduction Program for two industry-leading Quick Service Restaurant brands ATLANTA – February Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Franchisees for all Global Franchise Group brands; Great American Cookies®, Pretzelmaker®, Marble Slab Creamery®, and Hot Dog on a Stick™ will receive real estate consulting and Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Global Franchise Group announces the opening of Marble Slab Creamery® in Mexico City with expansion plans for additional stores throughout Mexico ATLANTA – January 27, 2016 Read More »
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Annica Conrad
Chief Marketing Officer
Annica has more than 20 years of award-winning marketing experience and has been with GFG for 3 years. She joined the company from Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers where she was Vice President, Brand Development. In this role, Annica was responsible for the rebirth and growth in popularity of the 42-year-old eclectic brand through smart menu design and development, implementation of the Mellow Mushroom loyalty app and creation and rollout of its first online ordering system. Before her time with Mellow Mushroom, Annica was Vice President of Marketing for Mcalister’s Corporation and she spent the early part of her career at a prominent advertising agency in Mobile Alabama. She is graduate of Samford University in Birmingham where she earned her Bachelors in Marketing and MBA in Economics.
Sam Patterson
Chief Financial Officer
Patterson came to Global Franchise Group in April 2020 from FOCUS Brands where he served as Senior Vice President of Accounting. For the last eleven years, he was responsible for leading financials for Cinnabon, Carvel, Schlotzsky’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, Auntie Anne’s and Jamba Juice. He directed the organization through the transfer and integration of all accounting back-office functions for Auntie Anne’s from Pennsylvania, McAlister’s Deli from Mississippi, and Jamba Juice from Texas to Atlanta and converted a brand-centric accounting structure into a shared services organization. Before his time with FOCUS, he was Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller for Movie Gallery/Hollywood Video (NASDAQ: MOVI & MVGR), Vice President and Corporate Controller for Republic National Cabinet Corporation, and Corporate Controller for Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE: WLV). He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant, holds a master’s in business administration from Auburn University, and is a graduate of the University of Texas, Tyler.
