Great American Cookies® Issues "Cookie Currency" to Sweeten Tax Day

ATLANTA, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Great American Cookies® seeks to sweeten up Tax Day this year by offering customers a FREE Birthday Cake Cookie on Monday, April 15, 2013 all day at participating U.S. locations nationwide.^* The brand is unveiling the Birthday Cake Cookie this month, delightfully covered in an array of colorful sprinkles and tasting just like a Birthday Cake.  Great American Cookies is managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group.

"We look forward to sharing in the fun of Cookies to liven up Tax Day this year," said David Kaiser, brand director, Great American Cookies. "We feel that our 'Cookie Currency' is a great way to roll out and test our new Birthday Cake Cookie product innovation."

For more information visit our website http://www.greatamericancookies.com/, follow Great American Cookies national Twitter handle, @Gr8AmCookies, or become a fan of the brand on Facebook® http://www.facebook.com/greatamericancookies.

^* While supplies last. Limit one offer per guest during the day of the promotion. Counts vary by store. Valid only at participating U.S. stores.  No purchase necessary.

About Great American Cookies® www.greatamericancookies.com 
Founded in 1977 on the strength of an old family chocolate chip Cookie recipe, Great American Cookies has set the standard for gourmet Cookie sales in a fun, celebratory environment. For over 35 years, Great American Cookies has maintained the heritage and integrity of its products by producing proprietary Cookie dough exclusively from its plant in Atlanta. Great American Cookies is known for its signature Cookie Cakes, trademark flavors and menu of delectable products baked fresh in store. Great American Cookies currently operates in mall-based locations across the United States, as well as internationally in Bahrain, Chile, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

About Global Franchise Group, LLC www.globalfranchise.com
Global Franchise Group, LLC is a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. The company owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes five quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise concepts: Great American Cookies®, MaggieMoo's®, Marble Slab Creamery®, Pretzelmaker® and Pretzel Time®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group, LLC. Global Franchise Group, LLC is an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, an independent investment firm, with approximately $5 billion of capital under management and substantial franchise management experience.

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