Wetzel's Pretzels

Wetzel's Pretzels Franchise, LLC

Wetzel's Pretzels, Tysons Corner Center
Trade name	Wetzel's Pretzels
Company type	Private
Industry	Food and beverage Pretzel Shop
Genre	Quick service
Founded	1994; 30 years ago (1994) South Bay Galleria, Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Founder	Rick Wetzel Bill Phelps
Headquarters	Pasadena, California , US
Number of locations	370 (2023)
Key people	Jennifer Schuler, CEO
Products	Pretzels
Revenue	US$245 million (US, 2022)
Owner	Independent (1994–2007) Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Inc. (2007–2016) CenterOak Partners LLC (2016–2022) MTY Food Group (2022-present)
Number of employees	2,000 (2021)
Website	wetzels.com

Wetzel's Pretzels is an American chain of fast-food restaurants, specializing in pretzels and hot dogs. The chain has more than 370 locations across the United States, Canada and Central America, as well as formerly in Finland, mostly located in shopping malls, airports, theme parks, and stadiums; plus, as of recently, food trucks.^[1] The company is headquartered in Pasadena, California.