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Buy a Barry Bagels Franchise

Barry Bagels is a bagel-and-deli franchise founded in 1972 in the Toledo, Ohio area, where it has grown from a single shop into a regional institution. The brand makes its bagels the traditional way, boiled then baked in small batches throughout the day, and rounds out the menu with flavored cream cheeses, deli sandwiches, soups, and salads. It remains family-owned, with corporate stores run by the founder’s family and a separate franchising group, JMB Franchising, led by Jim Nusbaum.

The business is built around several revenue streams rather than a single daypart. Alongside dine-in, carry-out, and third-party delivery, franchisees can pursue catering (trays for events) and wholesale accounts supplying fresh bagels to schools, universities, hospitals, office complexes, and local coffee shops. A capital-efficient hub-and-spoke store model and non-traditional express formats for hospitals, food courts, and schools give operators more than one way to build volume.

Franchising began in 2014, and the brand has expanded across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky, with growth underway into additional Midwestern and southern states. Franchisees operate exclusive territories with the option to develop multiple units.

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Why buy a Barry Bagels Franchise?

Buying a Barry Bagels franchise means stepping into a brand with more than five decades of history and a loyal customer base in its core markets, rather than building recognition from scratch. The fresh, boiled-then-baked product made throughout the day gives the brand a quality story that sets it apart from packaged and volume-led competitors.

The multi-channel model is a large part of the appeal. Retail, catering, and wholesale each open a different demand source, which can smooth out the daypart swings that challenge breakfast-led concepts, and the hub-and-spoke and express formats give operators ways to grow without a full second store. Franchisees buy through an approved supplier network for proprietary items such as bagels and cream cheese, helping keep product consistent across locations.

Barry Bagels Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1972

    • Franchising Since

      2014

    • New Startup Cost

      $105,000 – $514,000

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $35,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      or 20% of then-current Franchise Fee, whichever is greater

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Net Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      1%

      of Net Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      11

    • New Units Opened *

      2

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $755,535

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Barry Bagels – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Barry Bagels provides incoming owners with 40 hours of classroom training and 64 hours of on-the-job training, including pre-opening training at an operating location. Ongoing support covers operational and technical guidance, periodic field visits, and business meetings, plus a confidential operations manual and real-time reporting technology. Franchisees buy through an approved supplier network for proprietary products such as bagels and cream cheese, and receive marketing and social-media support. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and reporting-system access the franchisor provides when ownership changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Barry Bagels suits hands-on, community-minded owner-operators who want to be involved in daily operations rather than absentee investors. Strong people skills, a solid work ethic, and comfort in a fast-paced food-service environment matter more than industry pedigree; prior restaurant or retail experience is helpful but not required, as the franchisor trains owners in its systems. Local-store marketing instinct and an interest in building catering and wholesale relationships fit the multi-channel model well.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Barry Bagels has built its reputation over more than 50 years as a recognized fresh-bagel brand in northwest Ohio and the surrounding Midwest, with several long-tenured employees and a loyal local following. Its recent franchise growth has drawn coverage in foodservice and franchising press, and by the end of 2025 the system had more than 100 locations open or under development across several states. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific unit's local reputation, online reviews, catering relationships, and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Barry Bagels operates in the US bakery-cafe category, which IBISWorld estimates at around $17.8 billion in 2025. Demand is supported by steady consumer appetite for fresh, grab-and-go breakfast and lunch options and growing interest in fresher, preservative-free ingredients. Bagel-and-sandwich concepts travel well into suburban and smaller markets, where a recognizable local brand can anchor a trade area. The mix of retail, catering, and wholesale gives operators more than one demand source, which matters to resale buyers assessing how resilient a unit's revenue is across slower periods.

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