What is a Cinnabon Express Bakery?
Cinnabon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- An "Express Bakery" is a Bakery where you produce and sell a limited selection of Cinnabon products from a space that will typically be located in another restaurant, food service facility, or business approved by us ("Host Facility").
Typically, if we offer you the opportunity to operate an Express Bakery, the Express Bakery will be located in a Schlotzsky's® restaurant (which will be the Host Facility).
In limited circumstances, we may offer you the opportunity to operate an Express Bakery that is not located in a Host Facility or in a Host Facility that operates under a brand other than Schlotzsky's.
If you will operate an Express Bakery, you will sign the Franchise Agreement along with the Cinnabon Express Schedule attached as Exhibit C to this Disclosure Document (the "Express Schedule").
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 9–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document, an Express Bakery is a specific type of Cinnabon franchise. It involves producing and selling a limited selection of Cinnabon products from a space typically located within another business, referred to as a Host Facility. These Host Facilities must be approved by Cinnabon.
In most cases, Cinnabon anticipates that an Express Bakery will be situated inside a Schlotzsky's restaurant, which would then serve as the Host Facility. However, the FDD notes that there may be limited situations where an Express Bakery could be located in a different type of Host Facility or even operate without being inside a Host Facility at all.
For prospective franchisees, this means that the initial investment and operational requirements for an Express Bakery may differ significantly from a full-scale Cinnabon bakery. The franchisee will sign a specific Cinnabon Express Schedule, which is attached as Exhibit C to the Franchise Disclosure Document, outlining the specific terms and conditions for this type of franchise.