Bruegger's facts for kids
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Original Bruegger's Bagels, Troy, New York
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| Industry | Restaurants Franchising |
| Founded | 1983 in Troy, New York |
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| Headquarters | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
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Number of locations
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190 (2021) |
| Products | Fast casual/Bakery-café, including several varieties of bagels and muffins, hot & cold sandwiches, and coffee. |
| Revenue |  $254.5 million USD (2010) |
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Number of employees
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3,374 full/part time |
| Parent | JAB Holding Company |
Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. is a popular restaurant company. It is known for making delicious bagels and other tasty treats. Bruegger's is part of a larger company called JAB Holding Company.
Bruegger's Bagels makes about 70 million bagels every year! They even hold a Guinness World Record for the biggest bagel ever made. The company is famous for its "New York style" bagels. These bagels are boiled in a kettle and then baked. Each Bruegger's location bakes its 14 different bagel flavors fresh every morning. They also serve special cream cheese from Vermont, with over 11 flavors.
Besides bagels, Bruegger's offers a full menu. You can find egg sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, muffins, and cookies. They also have coffee, espresso, iced drinks, tea, and soda. Bruegger's has about 190 restaurants. These are located in 16 U.S. states and Washington D.C.
How Bruegger's Started
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Bruegger's was started in 1983. Two friends, Nordahl Brue and Mike Dressell, opened the first store. It was in Troy, New York.
A company called Quality Dining bought Bruegger's in 1996. But the founders, Brue and Dressell, were not happy. They felt the company was not growing well. So, in 1997, they bought Bruegger's back. Brue later said selling the company the first time was his "biggest mistake."
In 2003, James J. Greco and Sun Capital Partners bought the company from the founders. Bruegger's main office is in Burlington, Vermont.
In 2009, Bruegger's bought other restaurant chains. These included Timothy's World Coffee, mmmuffins, and Michel's Baguette. They bought them through a company called ThreeCaf Brands Canada, Inc. Bruegger's planned to keep all these brands running.
Later, in 2011, a French company called Groupe Le Duff bought Bruegger's. They wanted to add some French style to Bruegger's restaurants. The first Bruegger's in Europe opened in France in 2013.
In 2017, Bruegger's was sold again. This time, JAB Holding Company bought it. After this, Bruegger's closed about 30 locations, mostly in the eastern U.S. In 2018, ThreeCaf Brands sold Timothy's World Coffee and mmmuffins to another Canadian company.
Michel's Bakery Café
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Toronto |
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Key people
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Michael Bregman, Founder |
| Products | Breads Pastries Quiches Salads |
Michel's Bakery Café is a Canadian bakery-café. It started in 1980. It has restaurants all over Canada. Bruegger's Enterprises bought Michel's Baguette in 2009. They continued to run these stores. The company later updated its look and changed its name to Michel's Bakery Café.
World's Largest Bagel
On August 27, 2004, Bruegger's made history. They created the world's largest bagel! This huge bagel still holds the Guinness World Record.
The bagel weighed 868 pounds. It needed 1,100 pounds of dough and 900 gallons of water to make. It took 10 hours to bake! The giant bagel was cooked at the New York State Fair. It was then sliced and given to people watching. They were asked to donate money to help local food banks.
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