How Growing Up Amish in Pennsylvania Helped Auntie Anne Start Her Pretzel Empire

Anne Beiler had an upbringing unlike most people. "I grew up on an Amish farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," she told InsideEdition.com. It may seem like an unlikely start for someone who would grow up to found Auntie Anne's pretzels, the international chain of soft pretzel stands. Beiler credits her Amish country upbringing for her later business success. "Growing up on the farm," she said, "we were taught how to work hard. My dad actually made us believe that working is fun."