Big Apple Bagels

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.

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. (otcqb: BABB), the parent company of Big Apple Bagels, has 76 franchised and 4 licensed stores. 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.

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:
 * 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 fuse self-serve frozen yogurt with My Favorite Muffin gourmet muffins.