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Focus Brands

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Industry
  
Restaurants

Website
  
[1]

General counsel
  
Sarah Powell

Founded
  
2001

CEO
  
Steve DeSutter

Chief information officer
  
Michael Verdesca

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Key people
  
Kat Cole, Group President; Paul Damico, President; Steve DeSutter, CEO;

Headquarters
  
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, Carvel

CFO
  
Mike Dixon (Focus Brands Inc.), Hans Weger (Focus Brands Inc.)

Group president
  
Kat Cole (Focus Brands), Nicolas Boudet (International, Focus Brands Inc.)

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Focus Brands is an affiliate of the Atlanta-based private equity firm, Roark Capital Group, that currently owns the Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, and Auntie Anne's brands. It is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia and operates over 3,300 stores.

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It purchased Cinnabon from AFC Enterprises in 2004 and Schlotzsky's from Bobby Cox Companies in 2006.

On April 11, 2007, Focus Brands announced that it purchased the Moe's Southwest Grill brand from Raving Brands.

In October 2010, Focus Brands acquired the mostly mall-based franchiser Auntie Anne's, a maker of pretzels.

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References

Focus Brands Wikipedia