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 Big Apple Bagels location in Superior, Wisconsin | |
| Company type | Public (OTCQB: BABB) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast-casual restaurant |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Deerfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Parent | BAB, Inc. |
| Website | www |
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]
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]