Big Apple Bagels is an American

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, 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.

Industry recognition

*2003 Entrepreneur Magazine "Franchise 500" *2005 Entrepreneur Magazine "Best of the Best" Top Franchises *2010 GI Jobs, "Military Friendly Franchise" *2011 Restaurant Business Magazine "Top Future 50" Franchises

BAB, Inc.

BAB, Inc. (), the parent company of Big Apple Bagels, has 76 franchised and 4 licensed stores. Big Apple Bagels was started by Paul Stolzer in October 1993. BAB completed its

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November 27, 1995. BAB, Inc. has been a fundraiser of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundations since 2010. Products available include

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s, bakery products, such as

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s, coffee,

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s, frozen yogurt and

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sandwiches. BAB, Inc. was formed to operate and franchise Big Apple Bagels locations. It expanded with a series of acquisitions: *1996 – Brewster's Coffee *1996 – Strathmore Bagels *1996 – Bagels Unlimited Inc. *1996 – Danville Bagels, Inc. *1997 – My Favorite Muffin *1999 – Jacobs Bros. Bagels In addition to these acquisitions, in 2012 the company developed the SweetDuet Frozen Yogurt & Gourmet Muffin concept. This concept is meant to fuze self-serve frozen yogurt with My Favorite Muffin gourmet muffins.

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External links

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