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Cinnaholic vegan bakery concept gears up for expansion

May 22, 2014

Following their appearance on ABC's "Shark Tank" reality show, Cinnaholic owners Shannon and Florian Radke plan to grow the vegan bakery concept from its home in Berkeley, Calif., to the entire country and overseas.

"Our appearance on the show afforded us the ability to bring our passion to entrepreneurs across the world," Florian Radke said in a news release. "When we opened our bakery in 2010, we never dreamed of the day we would be in front of billionaire entrepreneurs pitching our idea, but it happened.  Although the Sharks chose to make a deal on the mail-order portion of our business, we understand the need to have additional Cinnaholic locations to meet the needs of our customers.  With that in mind, we are ready to expand Cinnaholic through franchising."

The Radkes' plans are to expand the concept to 100 units in the next five years.

"We are seeking franchise partners who are passionate about owning their own Cinnaholic. As a part of our team, our partners will have access to a wide range of support tools that include public relations, marketing, customer service and sales training," Shannon Radke said.

In addition to being 100-percent vegan, Cinnaholic cinnamon rolls are also dairy-free, lactose-free, egg-free and cholesterol-free.