About Einstein Bros.® Bagels
Join a leading franchise in the booming breakfast category
Einstein Bros. Bagels is proud to be the largest fast-casual bagel brand in America and recognized by consumers as having the most craveable coffee, bagels, sandwiches and more. Aside from strong fan affinity, Einstein Bros. Bagels also provides franchise owners and investors with a scalable, lower-cost business model.
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Our History
Einstein Bros.® Bagels was created to offer guests a neighborhood gathering place to enjoy freshly baked bagels, made-to-order hot sandwiches, signature shmears, specialty coffees and teas, baked sweets and more.
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1995
Our bagel brand was founded in Lakewood, Colorado and began franchising shortly after our inception.
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1997
Our first non-traditional location opened at SFCO airport.
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2012
We celebrated our 600th store opening.
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2014
We were acquired by privately-owned JAB Holding company (Bagel Brands) and integrated with Caribou Coffee and Panera Bread.
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2025
We are continuing our multi-unit growth across the U.S.