founded 1983 in troy new york headquarters burlington vermont united states key people nordahl brue founder michael dressell founder products fast casual bakery caf including several varieties of bagels and muffins cold sandwiches salads and soups revenue 254.5 million usd 2010 number of employees 3 374 full part time parent groupe le duff website brueggers.com bruegger s enterprises inc. and wholly owned subsidiary threecaf brands canada inc. are franchisers and operators of bruegger s bakery caf s timothy s world coffee mmmuffins and michel s baguette . bruegger s brand restaurants serve bagels breads coffee specialty drinks soups salads sandwiches wraps paninis desserts fresh fruit and a large variety of other related items . 1 they produce approximately 70 million bagels each year and are the holders of the guinness world record for producing the world s largest bagel . 2 bruegger s operates approximately 300 restaurants in 26 states the district of columbia and canada . contents 1 corporate history 2 menu 3 world record 4 see also 5 references 6 external links corporate history edit bruegger s was founded in 1983 by nordahl brue and mike dressell with the first store opening in troy new york . the business was bought by quality dining a franchisee in june 1996 for 142 million in stock with the founders joining the quality dining board . the merge was not a comfortable one ; within a short period brue and dressell became concerned with the ongoing operations and scope for growth leading to a critical u.s. securities and exchange commission sec filing alleging a lack of strategic direction . holding a combined 26 % stake brue and dressell called for reorganization of quality dining resulting in bruegger s being resold to brue and dressel in october 1997 for 45 million . 3 brue has since referred to the original sale as part of his biggest mistake . 4 in may 2003 james j. greco and sun capital partners acquired the company from the founders . today approximately 300 bruegger s locations operate in 26 u.s. states the district of columbia and canada . the company is headquartered in burlington vermont . bruegger s announced 200 million in revenue in 2008 . on november 13 2009 bruegger s purchased the retail operations of timothy s world coffee mmmuffins and michel s baguette through a wholly owned subsidiary called threecaf brands canada inc. 5 bruegger s intends to continue operations of all three brands . the three brands combined operate approximately 140 locations . 6 on march 17 2011 groupe le duff of france announced the buyout of bruegger s. le duff already has a u.s. presence with its la madeleine brand which has 60 units domestically . le duff plans to francify some bruegger s locations and will combine other units with brioche dor e outlets . 7 the first european bruegger s opened in rennes in 2013 paris and toulouse in 2015 . in december 2011 james j. greco announced he would be stepping down as ceo at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities . 7 the original bruegger s in troy new york . menu edit bruegger s offers bagels coffee blends specialty sandwiches paninis salads carb friendly wraps deli style sandwiches soups desserts and original cream cheese in an assortment of flavors . bruegger s is best known for its best selling product a variety of authentic new york style water boiled bagels that are baked fresh and served hot . the bagels come in a variety of 17 different base flavors and in seasonal varieties . many bruegger s bakeries feature viewing areas where customers can see how the bagels are made . world record edit on august 27 2004 bruegger s created the world s largest bagel which currently holds the guinness world record . the bagel weighed in at 868 pounds and required 1 100 pounds of dough 900 gallons of water and a bake time of 10 hours . it was cooked at the new york state fair and was sliced and served to onlookers who were encouraged to make a donation that would benefit local area food banks . 2 see also edit fast casual restaurant list of bakery caf s references edit bruegger s menu archived may 28 2009 at the wayback machine . a b business wire report on record bagel . businesswire.com . 2004 08 27 . retrieved 2012 11 06 . the bagel debacle . thefreelibrary.com . retrieved 2012 11 06 . nordahl brue my biggest mistake . inc.com . 2000 03 01 . retrieved 2012 11 06 . nation s restaurant news dead link canadian timothys archived march 5 2010 at the wayback machine . a b hausmann daniel 2011 03 18 . sun capital gets 13x return after bruegger s turnaround . wall street journal . retrieved march 21 2011 . external links edit official website v t e burlington vermont mayor miro weinberger metropolitan area county lake champlain champlain valley general buildings climate government history timeline mayors media notable people transportation economy bruegger s burlington international airport burton snowboards ccta church street marketplace burlington town center 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