Ben's Soft Pretzels 'Rolls Out' New Bakery in Homer Glen

Ben’s Soft Pretzels, an Amish-inspired soft pretzel bakery offering preservative free pretzels baked fresh on-site daily, recently opened a location in Homer Glen. The new bakery opened inside Meijer, located at 14169 S. Bell Rd. The grand opening celebration will be taking place on Jan. 18 from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. and will offer free jumbo soft pretzels to new customers. Offer limited to one per person.

Passionate about serving the world's best pretzel, the fastest growing pretzel franchise in the U.S. has been bringing its doughy goodness to the public since 2008. The bakery’s proprietary mix is hand rolled with imported German salt and the final result is nearly two times the size of other soft pretzels. In addition to Ben’s signature jumbo pretzel, the bakery also offers pretzel bites called Buggy Bites, Pretzel Stix, all-beef Pretzel Dogs, and Pretzel Pockets with eleven different dipping sauces including cheese, mustard, marinara, and a variety of sweet options.

Ben’s Soft Pretzels of Homer Glen is owned and operated by long-time friends and neighbors Lisa Brown and Jim Alfini, as well as Lisa’s mother, Loma Hall, and Jim’s mother-in-law, Arline Pearson. The group had wanted to open their own business together, and unanimously decided on Ben’s Soft Pretzels when they first tried the product.

“When I first tried Ben’s, I absolutely fell in love with the pretzels and immediately had everyone else try it as well,” said Brown. “Ben’s Soft Pretzels has the delicious, quality products that we were looking for, and we knew it would be our perfect business venture.”

Nearly eight years ago, a local business man (Brian Krider), a pretzel fanatic (Scott Jones), and an Amish baker (Ben Miller), came together to start a pretzel business. Ben and his wife, 3rd generation Amish bakers, perfected the Amish/Dutch dough recipe that is used to this day in all Ben’s Soft Pretzels. The first Ben's Soft Pretzels bakery opened in Concord Mall in Elkhart, Ind. and has since grown to 81-units in eight states.

Ben’s Soft Pretzels partners with Intrepid Fallen Heroes, a nonprofit providing support for the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. The soft pretzel franchise was able to donate $30,000 to the organization this year on National Pretzel Day (April 26) by giving away free pretzels with a minimum donation of $1.

For more information on the Ben’s Soft Pretzels in Homer Glen, visit www.benspretzels.com/in/homerglen-meijer or call (708) 879-0515.