is a chain of
U.S. baked-goods stores and kiosks formerly owned by
AFC Enterprises , and,
As Of 2004 , owned by
FOCUS Brands, Inc. Its signature item is a large
Cinnamon Roll , hence the name. It is also known for selling custom-blended and flavored
Coffee s.
Cinnabon first opened in
Seattle ,
Washington on
December 4 ,
1985 as a single bakery in the Sea Tac Mall. This bakery began by serving only its original
Cinnabon Classic . Since this time, Cinnabon has evolved into a franchised company. The first
Franchise opened in
August 1986 in
Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania . As of
July 2005 , over 600 other Cinnabon bakeries are in operation across the world.
Cinnabon bakeries are traditionally found in high traffic areas, such as malls. In
1991 , the first Cinnabon to be built outside of a mall was opened in
Detroit 's
Wayne County Airport . Today, Cinnabon stores continue to be found in other locations such as military bases, universities, and theme parks.
While Cinnabon first served only its classic cinnamon buns (known today as Cinnabon Classics), the franchise's menu has expanded greatly to serve the following products:
- - the original Cinnabon cinnamon roll.
- - a smaller version of the Cinnabon Classic.
- - a cinnamon bun topped with caramel and pecans.
- - sticks of baked dough topped with cinnamon and sugar.
- - an even smaller, bite-sized version of the Cinnabon Classic, packaged in a portable sleeve.
- - a beverage consisting of a blend of chocolate and coffee, available either on ice or blended.
- - a beverage consisting of a blend of caramel and coffee, available either on ice or blended.
- - a frozen beverage. Available in Chocolate Mocha, Tropical Blast, Caramel, Strawberry, Cappucino, Strawberry Banana, Cotton Candy and Red Passion Fruit.
The Cinnabon Classic, Minibon, and Caramel Pecanbon are all available in boxed sets for customers to take home with them, known as . CinnaPacks contain either four or six of either Cinnabon Classics, Caramel Pecanbons, or a mixture of the two. Minibons are packaged in CinnaPacks of either nine or fifteen.
On
Saturday Night Live 's skit "Goth Talk,"
Chris Kattan 's character Azrael Abyss works at Cinnabon
In a DVD release of , there is a segment called the "Case Against Cinnabon"
