Apollo Bagels
Independent bagel shop · 9+ locations · NYC, Hoboken NJ
Apollo Bagels went from a pandemic pop-up to one of NYC's most-hyped lines. It's still fully owned by its two founders, with no outside investors, rare in a category private equity is rushing into.
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Apollo Bagels grew from a pandemic pop-up to nine bagel shops, and its two founders, Joey Scalabrino and Mike Fadem, still own all of it, with no outside investors in a category private equity has been buying into. What it pays cannot be checked publicly, and no labor complaints have been reported. Its biggest fight has been with its own landlord, over the length of its lines.
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