From Hong Kong to Ireland and now to Dartmouth Mall, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, a world-class franchise featuring hand-rolled, freshly baked soft pretzels and signature lemonade, is slated to open a 250 s/f kiosk during the 2009/2010 holiday season. As customers watch, Auntie Anne's mixes, rolls, twists, and bakes pretzels in a variety of flavors from cinnamon sugar to sour cream & onion. One of the world's largest hand-rolled soft pretzel chains with 1,000 locations joins fellow mall dining tenants: Panera Bread, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday, Asia Garden, McDonald's, Rainoni's Pizzeria & Deli, and Taco Bell.
Dartmouth Mall is owned and managed by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT). PREIT, founded in 1960 and one of the first equity REITs in the U.S., has a primary investment focus on retail shopping malls and power centers. Currently, the company's portfolio consists of 56 retail properties including 38 shopping malls, 14 strip and power centers, and four properties under development.