Wetzel's Pretzels is a Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

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-based chain of fast-food restaurants. The first Wetzel's Pretzels location opened in 1994 at the South Bay Galleria

South Bay Galleria

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, in Redondo Beach, California. Today, Wetzel's Pretzels has over 175 locations in the United States

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 (including Puerto Rico

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), Australia

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, Canada

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, Dominican Republic

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Foods

• Pretzels, consisting of several different flavors.
• Wetzel dogs, hot dogs with pretzel bread for buns.
• Wetzel Bitz, bite size pretzel bits sold in a cardboard container.

Beverages

• Frozen Lemonade, sold in a variety of flavors.
• Frozen Granita
  Granita
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  , a frozen version of the Italian dessert.

Ownership

Wetzel's Pretzels is currently owned by private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.