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When Pope Francis visited Philadelphia during his first trip to the U.S., <a href="http://www.ownappf.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=whats-knot-to-love-2577" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philly Pretzel Factory</a> welcomed him with a special pretzel, dubbed the Papal Knot. The special pretzel was inspired by Our Lady, Undoer of Knots.<div>Philly Pretzel Factory President Marty Ferrill told Franchise Times&nbsp;they hoped the pope himself would enjoy the treat.</div> &#8220;If we&#8217;re going to get any opportunity to have the pope taste one of our pretzels, that would be it,&#8221; he said. Philly Pretzel Factory sold the Papal Knots out of a concession truck and in participating stores. Recently, the brand served up a smash hit with its&nbsp;<a href="http://1851franchise.com/details/1637/Philly-Pretzel-Factory-to-Donate-All-Sales-from-Tebow-Inspired-Pretzel-at-Flagship-Location" target="_blank">Tebow pretzels</a>, welcoming the popular quarterback to Philadelphia. Ferrill told Franchise Times that those were a huge hit after they were unveiled. &#8220;Then we were flooded with people saying they wanted to buy them,&#8221; Ferrill said. &#8220;We had stores that sold a couple hundred of them." Tim Tebow was cut by the team during the preseason. Click <a href="http://www.franchisetimes.com/news/September-2015/Papal-Knot-is-Philly-Preztel-Factorys-Tribute-to-Pope/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=whats-knot-to-love-2577" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to read the original story.

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Philly Pretzel Factory celebrates Pope Francis' recent visit with specialty treat.

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