Big Apple Bagels

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Big Apple Bagels
Company typePublic (OTCQB:  BABB)
IndustryFast-casual restaurant Franchising
Founded1993;32 years ago (1993)
Headquarters Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.
RevenueIncrease2.svgUS$3,545,142 (2024)
Increase2.svgUS$525,200 (2024)
Parent BAB, Inc.
Website www.bigapplebagels.com

Big Apple Bagels is an American franchised chain of bakery-cafes based in Deerfield, Illinois. Coffee, along with a variety of other related products are sold. The products are sold as three different brands: Big Apple Bagels, Brewster's Coffee, and My Favorite Muffin. [1]

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Industry recognition

BAB, Inc.

BAB, Inc. (OTCQB :  BABB), the parent company of Big Apple Bagels, has 76 franchised and 4 licensed stores. [2] Big Apple Bagels was started by Paul Stolzer in 1985. BAB completed its initial public offering November 27, 1995. BAB, Inc. has been a fundraiser of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundations since 2010. [3]

Products available include sandwiches, soup, salads, bakery products, such as muffins and bagels, coffee, smoothies, frozen yogurt and pizza. There is also a line of breakfast sandwiches.

BAB, Inc. was formed to operate and franchise Big Apple Bagels locations. It expanded with a series of acquisitions:

In addition to these acquisitions, in 2012 the company developed the SweetDuet Frozen Yogurt & Gourmet Muffin concept. This concept is meant to fuse self-serve frozen yogurt with My Favorite Muffin gourmet muffins. [10]

References

  1. Welcome! ::: BAB, Inc
  2. Martindale, Sean (February 25, 2019). "Annual Report (10K - Fiscal 2018)" (PDF). BAB Systems, Inc. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. Big Apple Bagels Holds National Bagel Sale
  4. "BAB Holdings Completes Acquisition of Brewster's Coffee". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  5. Bab Buys East Coast Bagel Firm
  6. Crain's Chicago Business
  7. Crain's Chicago Business
  8. 8-K/A
  9. Bakery Online
  10. "SweetDuet". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.