Cinnabon
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| Cinnabon, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Food services |
| Founded | 1985 in Seattle, Washington |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Products | Cinnabon Minibon Mochalatta Chill Carmelatta Chill Pecanbon Cinnabonstix Cinnamon Churros Chillattas (Milkshakes) Coffeelattas (to be discontinued) |
| Website | www.cinnabon.com |
Cinnabon is a chain of American baked goods stores and kiosks formerly owned by AFC Enterprises, and, as of 2004, owned by FOCUS Brands, Inc. Its signature item is a large cinnamon roll, hence the name. It is also known for selling custom-blended and flavored coffees.
Cinnabon first opened in the Seattle, Washington suburb of Federal Way, Washington on December 4, 1985 as a single bakery in the Sea Tac Mall. This bakery began by serving only its original Cinnabon Classic. Since this time, Cinnabon has evolved into a franchised company. The first franchise opened in August 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of December 2007, over 650 other Cinnabon bakeries are in operation in over 30 countries across the world.
Cinnabon bakeries are traditionally found in high traffic areas, such as malls. In 1991, the first Cinnabon to be built outside of a mall was opened in Detroit's Wayne County Airport. Today, Cinnabon stores continue to be found in other locations such as military bases, universities, rapid transit stations, casinos and theme parks.
Cinnabon's "World Famous Makara Cinnamon" is used by Seattle's Best Coffee on a cinnamon flavored coffee. Pillsbury promotes that their Grands cinnamon rolls and Cinnamon Toaster Strudel are made with Cinnabon's Makara cinnamon.
Cinnabon has many international franchise operations, and its largest branch outside USA and Canada is located in Stars Centre in Cairo, Egypt.
[edit] Foods
- Cinnabon Classic - the original Cinnabon cinnamon roll.
- Minibon - a small version of the Cinnabon Classic.
- Caramel Pecanbon - a classic cinnamon roll topped with caramel and pecans.
- CinnabonStix - sticks of baked Danish pastry dough covered in cinnamon and sugar.
- Churro - A baked Churro with a cinnamon filling.
[edit] Beverages
- MochaLatta Chill - a beverage consisting of a blend of chocolate and coffee over ice. Also available as a Chillata.
- CarameLatta Chill - a beverage consisting of a blend of caramel and coffee over ice. Also available as a Chillata.
- Chillatta - a frozen beverage. Available in Chocolate Mocha, Tropical Blast, Caramel, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Lemonade, Classic Lemonade, and Lemon-Lime L.O.V.E.
- Lemonade
[edit] CinnaPacks
CinnaPacks are pre-packed boxes of cinnamon rolls available for customers to take home with them. Cinnapacks are cooled down, but have heating instructions on the back of the package. Microwaving is more suggested than warming in an oven. CinnaPacks come in the following assortments:
- 4-Pack - four classic cinnamon rolls
- 6-Pack - six classic cinnamon rolls
- 9-Pack Mini - nine Minibon cinnamon rolls
- 15-Pack Mini- fifteen Minibon cinnamon rolls
- Combo-Pack - two classic cinnamon rolls, two PecanBon cinnamon rolls
- 4-Pack Pecan - four PecanBon cinnamon rolls
[edit] Creation
[edit] Cinnabons
Cinnabons are made in what are known as rolls, or rolled up dough. They are prepared three ways, depending on the store operator's preference: 1) FTO, where the rolls are pre-made in a factory and sent to the stores frozen. This is termed "FTO" (Freezer-To-Oven). 2) Prepared Dough, where the dough is received frozen, thawed, then made into rolls on location and, from 3) Scratch, where stores still make the dough fresh in a mixer (flour, eggs, milk, etc.). You can easily tell the difference because the rolling process is persistent and in plain view if the rolls are made on-site.
[edit] CinnaStix
Cinnastix initially come as danish pastry sticks. A mixture of butter and vanilla extract is then "painted" on, the sticks are put in a container of a cinnamon and sugar mixture, twisted and put on a pan to cook.
