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Starting a trend in fast food products donuts could become a second‐place competitor in fast‐
is easier said than done. We have seen food breakfast treats. Now available at Starbucks locations
around the country, the testing ground has never been
wraps, flat bread and handy fruit cups
better.
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with dip, but will they stay? In order he Story
for any new item to compete it must Nick and Elyse Oleksak of Brooklyn, New York are
be original, tasty and convenient.
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not unlike thousands of young couples that seek the world
elcome Bantam Bagels. The size of donut holes, of entrepreneurship. While working career positions at
these little homemade New York bites are filled Morgan Stanley, their lives could have been secure and
with a variety of cremes and spices. If this catches on, Continued next page →
comfortable. However, they wanted crossing that hurdle, there
more creativity in their lives and was no turning back.
starting a homemade bagel business It had been 4 years since
seemed a good way to start. They selling their first New York
lived and breathed bagels, baking up homemade bagel and
as many as 1,000 per day in their tiny business was good for a
Brooklyn apartment. mom and pop organization.
M issing Niche It was time for the next
Brainstorming constantly on move. They prepared for
how to improve their products and months after being
accepted to appear on Shark Tank and leave you wanting to try them
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to create that special niche in the
and their homework paid all.
bagel world, suddenly came to
Nick one night. They could take off. The investors loved ireless research,
the bagel dough, stuff it with Bantam Bagels. In
addition, the one investor
experimentation,
delectable fillings and roll them up
into convenient donut hole sized that they were hoping to hard work and an
finger foods. impress was Lori Grenier
of QVC that offered the
unstoppable will has
They started testing different
recipes and once perfected started couple $275,000 for 25% of made Bantam Bagels one
shipping free samples around the their company.
of the fastest growing fast
city. Nick and Elyse were Bantam Bagels is
F lavors like Veggie
Cream Cheese,
Classic Onion,
Cinnamon Bun, Hot
Pretzel, and a host of
others will delight you
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coffee in the morning Bantam Bagels
December 2018 release