What is a pretzel franchise? It is a kind of business that has to do with the operation of stores and shops that deal in food products and beverages that are under the pretzel maker mark. It also deals in pretzel topping and soft pretzel. It has become a rather popular kind of franchise in the United States. It is however found mostly in the United States and rarely in any other country of the world. The pretzel franchise has started since 2007 when the pretzel maker was first established and it had grown to be a big business today. Through this simple write up, you are going to learn about some very important things to consider in the pretzel franchise. Different types of the franchise The pretzel franchise is of there types. There is the non-baking kiosk, the baking kiosk and the traditional store. Each of them has its own peculiarity. The non baking kiosk can be opened along side the traditional store and the baking kiosk. As the name implies, there is no need for any baking facility in the kiosk in anyway. It is not usually far located form baking kiosk, you can say it is the store house for products derived form the baking kiosk. The baking kiosk on its own part contains baking facilities. The traditional store is only involved in selling cookies, cupcakes and such food items. How it operates. In pretzel franchise, the franchisor is never known to offer any money for the running of the franchise. The only condition under which the franchisor offers money is if the franchisee is deemed to be eligible. Then he is offered up to $10,000 as franchise fee. The eligibility is determined under the Co-Branded Franchise Program. Apart from the initial franchise fee offered by the franchisor, he also gives the franchisee the initial training needed to start the franchise. He is also responsible for giving the franchisee some staff members to help him in running the pretzel franchise. Conclusion The pretzel franchise is a 10 year agreement. After the duration of ten years, it will end and both parties may decide to sign a new agreement or forget about it. In pretzel franchise, the business must be managed by a well trained manager. No one can be chosen as a manger until he had been able to complete all the trainings that are attached to the position to be held.