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Line 1: {{Short description\|US restaurant chain}} {{Infobox company\| \| ~~company_name~~name = Hot Sam Pretzels \| \| logo = Hot sam restaurant logo.png ~~company_logo = \|~~ \| logo_size = 150 ~~company_type = private \|~~ \| type = [[privately held company\|Private]] ~~fate = Acquired by [[Pretzel Time]] \|~~ \| fate = Acquired by [[Mrs. Fields]] in 1995, merged to its brands \| successor = [[Pretzelmaker\|Pretzel Time]] \| ~~foundation = 1967 \|~~ \| ~~defunct~~ foundation = ~~2005 \|~~1966 \| defunct = {{end date and age\|1995}} \| location = [[Southfield, Michigan]], ~~[[United States\|~~U.S.~~]] \|~~ industry = [[Restaurant]]s \|▼ \| industry = [[food industry\|Food]] ▲\| ~~industry~~ services = [[Restaurant]]s \| \| owner = [[Mrs. Fields]] \| parent = \| brands = \| products = }} '''Hot Sam Pretzels''' was an American restaurant chain selling [[soft pretzel]]s. Julius Young opened the first outlet at [[Livonia Mall]] in a [[Detroit]] suburb in Michigan.<ref name="vida">{{cite news\| title=Soft Market : Hot Sam Pretzels Invade the West, Where Some Ask for Fudge Topping\| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-30/business/fi-319_1_pretzel-hot-sam\| first=Herbert J.\| last=Vida\| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\| date=30 June 1985\| access-date=2013-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| title=Entrepreneur was behind Jiffy Pop, Hot Sam's shops\| last=Helms\| first=Matt\| date=April 2, 1996\| newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref> ~~'''Hot Sam Pretzels''' was a chain of pretzel franchises in the [[United States]].~~ ~~Hot~~In ~~Sam~~1971, ~~began~~the inowners sold the ~~[[Detroit,~~company ~~Michigan\|Detroit]] suburb of~~to [[~~Southfield,~~General ~~Michigan~~Host]], inwho ~~1967.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-30/business/fi-319_1_pretzel-hot-sam</ref>~~then Itowned ~~was~~the ~~sold to General Host, then~~Detroit-~~owners~~based ofretailer [[Frank's Nursery & Crafts]],. in ~~1971~~General ~~and~~Host sold ~~off~~it again in 1986.<ref name="record">~~http~~{{cite news\| title=On Michigan's Industrial Front \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3eITAQAAMAAJ&q=%22detroit%22+%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzels%22~~&dq~~\| work=~~%22detroit%22+%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzels%22&hl~~Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record\| volume=~~en&sa~~131-132\| page=~~X&ei~~103\| year=1m1973\| publisher=Michigan Manufacturer Publishing Company\| access-~~rT-ngL6eY0QGO2pT8Dw&ved~~date=~~0CE8Q6AEwAQ~~2013-07-12}}</ref> ~~Located mainly in malls, the chain was acquired by~~ [[Mrs. Fields]] acquired the chain in 1995. Mrs. Field's ~~proceeded to purchase~~purchased [[Pretzelmaker\|Pretzel Time]] in 1996 and ~~began~~merged ~~phasing~~the ~~out~~two chains under the ~~Hot~~"Pretzel ~~Sam~~Time" brand. The last 10 locations were converted ~~to Pretzel Time~~ in 2005.<ref name="handbook">~~http~~{{cite news\| title=The Restaurant and Foodservice Market Research Handbook\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=41MsAQAAMAAJ&q=%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzel%22~~&dq~~\| year=~~%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzel%22&hl~~2005\| publisher=enRichard K. Miller &sa Assoc.\| location=~~X&ei~~Norcross, GA\| issn=~~jnCrT_mLMMTV0QH~~1540-n062X\| access-~~z6Dw&ved~~date=~~0CHMQ6AEwCQ~~2013-07-12}}</ref> == In popular culture == ~~{{Food-company-stub}}~~ [[Category:Defunct retail companies of the United States]]▼ Hot Sam was recreated in 2018 for an appearance in the mall food court of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Stranger Things]]'', which is set in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lymyted.com/exploring-starcourt-mall-stranger-things/\|title=A Guide To The Stores in Stranger Things Season 3\|date=2019-07-26\|website=Lymyted.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> The faux mall facades were constructed at [[Gwinnett Place Mall]] near [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where the series is filmed.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Walsh \|first1=Michael \|title=A Complete Breakdown of the STRANGER THINGS 3 Trailer \|url=https://nerdist.com/article/stranger-things-3-trailer-breakdown/ \|website=Nerdist}}</ref> [[Category:Companies disestablished in 2005]]▼ [[Category:Companies established in 1967]]▼ == References == {{reflist}} {{Fast-food chains of the United States}} {{Rowntree's}} [[Category:Pretzels]] [[Category:Restaurants in Michigan]] [[Category:Defunct companies based in Michigan]] ▲[[Category:Defunct ~~retail~~fast-food ~~companies~~chains ofin the United States]] [[Category:American companies established in 1967]] ▲[[Category:~~Companies~~Restaurants established in 1967]] [[Category:1967 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:2005 disestablishments in Michigan]] ▲[[Category:~~Companies~~Restaurants disestablished in 2005]] [[Category:1971 mergers and acquisitions]] [[Category:1995 mergers and acquisitions]] [[Category:Defunct restaurant chains in the United States]]