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Line 1: {{Short description\|US restaurant chain}} {{Infobox company\| \| name = Hot Sam Pretzels \| \| logo = \|Hot sam restaurant logo.png \| logo_size = 150 ~~type = private \|~~ \| type = [[privately held company\|Private]] \| fate = Acquired by [[Mrs. Fields]] ~~and~~in ~~later~~1995, ~~converted~~merged to ~~[[Pretzel~~its ~~Time]] \|~~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 \|▼ \| ~~parent~~ industry = [[~~Mrs.~~food ~~Fields~~industry\|Food]] \| ▲\| ~~industry~~ services = [[Restaurant]]s \| \| owner = [[Mrs. Fields]] \| parent = \| brands = \| products = }} '''Hot Sam Pretzels''' was aan American restaurant chain ofselling [[soft pretzel]] ~~franchises in the [[United States]]~~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 [[soft 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~~then ~~name="vida">{{cite news\| title=Soft Market : Hot Sam Pretzels Invade~~owned the ~~West, Where Some Ask for Fudge Topping\| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985~~Detroit-~~06-30/business/fi-319_1_pretzel-hot-sam\| author=Herbert J. Vida\| work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\| date=30 June 1985\| accessdate=2013-07-12}}</ref> It was sold to General Host, then-owners~~based ofretailer [[Frank's Nursery & Crafts]],. in ~~1971~~General ~~and~~Host sold it again in 1986.<ref name="record">{{cite news\| title=On Michigan's Industrial Front\| \|url=~~http~~https://books.google.com/books?id=3eITAQAAMAAJ&q=%22detroit%22+%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzels%22~~&dq=%22detroit%22+%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzels%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1m-rT-ngL6eY0QGO2pT8Dw&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAQ~~\| work=Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record\| volume=131-132\| page=103\| year=1973\| publisher=Michigan Manufacturer Publishing Company\| ~~accessdate~~access-date=2013-07-12}}</ref> ~~Located mainly in malls, the chain was acquired by~~ [[Mrs. Fields]] acquired the chain in 1995. Mrs. Field's purchased [[Pretzelmaker\|Pretzel Time]] in 1996 and merged the two chains under the "Pretzel Time" brand. The last 10 locations were converted in 2005.<ref name="handbook">{{cite news\| title=The Restaurant and Foodservice Market Research Handbook\| url=~~http~~https://books.google.com/books?id=41MsAQAAMAAJ&q=%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzel%22~~&dq=%22hot+sam%22+%22pretzel%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jnCrT_mLMMTV0QH-n-z6Dw&ved=0CHMQ6AEwCQ~~\| year=2005\| publisher=Richard K. Miller & Assoc.\| location=Norcross, GA\| issn=1540-062X\| ~~accessdate~~access-date=2013-07-12}}</ref> == In popular culture == 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> == References == Line 22 ⟶ 33: {{Fast-food chains of the United States}} {{Rowntree's}} [[Category:~~Defunct retail companies of the United States~~Pretzels]] [[Category:~~Companies disestablished~~Restaurants in ~~2005~~Michigan]] [[Category:Companies established in 1967]]▼ [[Category:Defunct companies based in Michigan]] [[Category:Defunct fast-food chains in the United States]] [[Category:American companies established in 1967]] ▲[[Category:~~Companies~~Restaurants established in 1967]] [[Category:1967 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:~~Pretzels~~2005 disestablishments in Michigan]] [[Category:Restaurants disestablished in 2005]] [[Category:1971 mergers and acquisitions]] [[Category:1995 mergers and acquisitions]] [[Category:Defunct restaurant chains in the United States]]