Corner Bagel

Founded in 2010 in France by Gregory Clement, Michael Cohen and Rachid Ez-Zaidi, Bagel Corner is a chain of restaurants operating as a franchise. Bagel Corner menu is centered around bagels.

At present, Bagel Corner manages 47 restaurants and aims to open up to 100 restaurants by 2022 in France and 700 in Europe. 

Bagel Corner is also operating in Luxembourg and Belgium and aims to launch in the UK, Morocco and Scandinavia. 

Bagel Corner operates under the following formats:

• Full restaurants
• Kiosks 
• Shop-in-shop 

The kiosks and shop-in-shop restaurants can be found in malls, stations, airports, etc.

Bagel Corner has partnered with Galeries Lafayette, Google France and Accor Hotels to launch pop-up restaurants. 

In order to support its development, Bagel Corner has launched its own training centre in 2019. 

In 2019 Bagel Corner registered an increase of 37 % in its turnover. Bagel Corner was voted as one of the 5 Restaurant Franchises to closely follow in 2018. The Observatoire de la Franchise elected the company has the Brand with The Strongest Development in 2017. 

Bagel Corner has developed an extensive menu featuring organic and vegan products. The company publishes the list of allergens in each dish so that customers are aware of each product.

Bagel Corner is very selective when it comes to sourcing its ingredients. For instance, the business ensures that it purchases organic and fair trade certified coffee only. 

The restaurant chain is concerned about the environment and has taken several measures to reduce its carbon footprint. Customers’ orders are delivered by foot or by bicycle. All cleaning products are eco-friendly and 88% of its packaging is made from recyclable materials. The business has partnered with NGOs like Too Good To Go and Phenix.

UPDATES ON BAGEL CORNER ON 03/02/2021

For 2021, Bagel Corner is interested in products in the frozen food category such as desserts, bakery, snacking, ice-cream, etc. The company is looking for branded products as well as products for private labels.