The Nutty Bavarian began business in 1989 selling fresh roasted, cinnamon glazed nuts using a Bavarian recipe developed by Bruno the Bavarian. The first Nutty Bavarian was located in Orlando, Florida. In 1994, with money borrowed from his family, David Brent purchased the company, which had grown to ten locations, and began its rapid expansion. By 1996, The Nutty Bavarian was among INC's list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in America, with Nutty Bavarian locations numbering 100. The Nutty Bavarian's growth came from Licensing its system to independent operators who opened locations in major malls, theme parks, sports stadiums and arenas, zoos, and airports in the area. In addition, The Nutty Bavarian became a side business for many professionals who operate at local fairs and festivals on weekends. Recently, The Nutty Bavarian has enjoyed great success as an add-on product to candy stores and other existing concession operations.
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David Brent, born in1964 and raised in
Metropolitan Detroit, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology with both a Bachelors and Masters of Science in Aeronautical
Engineering in 1987. He worked as an engineer at Boeing and the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory before becoming an entrepreneur at age 30. David
Brent has recently celebrated his 17th anniversary with his beautiful
bride, Rene. They have three children -- ages 10, 14 and 16.
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The two keys to the success of The Nutty Bavarian are: the simplicity of the system and the low cost of entry. David Brent put his engineering background to good use, developing an automated nut roaster that cost thousands of dollars less than the German imports -- yet is easier to use and maintain. More importantly, the Nutty Bavarian nut roaster produces a consistent higher quality product with no broken nuts!
There are no franchise fees involved making it very affordable to open a new business. These two keys have helped grow The Nutty Bavarian to over 600 locations in the United States and approaching 1,000 locations world wide!
The Nutty Bavarian is an excellent addition to candy and/or ice cream stores. The aroma generated by fresh roasting and glazing the nuts in a store attracts customers to the location and increases their appetites! Candy stores find that by adding The Nutty Bavarian, sales of all of their products increase!
The Nutty Bavarian manufactures the NBR2000 nut roaster, nut warmers, carts and hand sinks at its Lake Mary facility. The Nutty Bavarian is also a manufacturer of pre-roasted and glazed nuts which are sealed in high quality polypropylene backs with extremely low oxygen transmission rates. The pre-roasted and glazed nuts are shipped to locations across the country. When opened, the sealed nuts taste as if they were made that day!
Most importantly, The Nutty Bavarian is a service company which trains and supports its licensees. Simply spoken, Our goal is to enable licensees to make money selling cinnamon glazed nuts at their locations.
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A short list of Nutty Bavarian
locations include:
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