Baked Thoughts

Our friends at G.O.A.T. Foods (Pretzels.com) were on Good Morning America this morning with some beautiful looking pretzels for the Deals and Steals: Top Picks for Holiday Gifts.

The Pretzel Company is proud to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, marking a decade of crafting hand-twisted, baked-fresh pretzels that have become a nationwide favorite. To commemorate this milestone, the company is bringing back local pick-up to York, PA, as a special thank-you to the community that supported them from the very beginning.

What started as a small midstate business is about to get a lot bigger.

“The Pretzel Company” once sold soft pretzels in York only. During the pandemic, it began shipping pretzels to people all over the country.

Philip Given and Jordan Pfautz, co-owners of The Pretzel Co. in York, recently branched out and scored big. Given and Pfautz brought their pretzels to QVC on Aug. 24 and, according to a Facebook post from Pfautz, "sold 20,000 pretzels on QVC in 5 minutes."

Meagan Given, Gettysburg College ’02, co-owner of York City Pretzel Company and executive director of Give Local York, shares the magic recipe.

Q: Your company has grown rapidly in a short amount of time. Tell us about the latest developments.

A: We opened in December, and we’ve had great success in York. Most of our business is wholesale, selling to bars and restaurants. From the beginning that was really the focus, getting pretzel products into the hands of local restaurant owners.