Baked Thoughts

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.

Welcome to York City Pretzel Company! The space you’re currently standing in has, at various times in the past, housed many businesses including a bootery and a food court (including sushi and BBQ!). It is now home to the freshest, most authentic Bavarian pretzel this side of Munich.

Central Penn Business Journal David O'Connor August 15, 2017 She was working in Washington, D.C. when her father, Mark Hess, bet her $10,000 that she would come back to York County some day. Her answer? No way. Just a few...

On September 24, 2015, Philip spoke at York: Crafted's PK Nights event. PK, or Pecha Kucha, is a presentation format that limits the amount of time spent on each slide and uses images to support the presentation. The History of Bread: 30,000 years of imperfection.

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.