NY Bagel Cafe & Deli franchise: How many have closed?
How many have debranded and tried to make it independently?
How many have sued the founder Joe Smith and his franchise salesman Dennis Mason aka Ken Mason aka Keith Samuels?
On 12/3/13, there appeared to be 8 locations open, and at least 27 New York Bagel Cafe & Deli franchise locations that had debranded and/or closed.
On 5/13/14 it appeared that only 4 were open, and more than 30 have debranded and/or closed.
On 2/25/15 it appeared that of 36 franchises that have opened, only 4 franchises are open, and approximately 32 have debranded and/or closed. That would indicate a failure rate of nearly 90%.
We’ve found 12 locations that were touted as “Coming Soon” that apparently never opened. Non-refundable franchise fees may have been collected for these and other locations.
There have been multiple lawsuits by NY Bagel Café franchisees alleging fraud and deceptive sales tactics by Joe Smith, Dennis Mason and New York Bagel Enterprises, Inc.
The list below has been compiled from the company website and other public sources, and is very much a work in progress.
Please help us correct and maintain the list of franchise openings and closings by sharing additional information, locations, closing dates, etc. in the comment section below.
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New York Bagel Cafe & Deli Locations: Open
As of 4/21/15, there appear to be 4 New York Bagel Cafe & Deli franchise locations open:
LA Houma 520 Barrow St. (opened 6/22/13 Owners: Tracey Hebert, Sonya Ohlmeyer)
NJ Jersey City 217 Newark Ave. (opened 4/16/12 Owners: Patel)
NJ Middletown 490 Route 35 South (opened 11/20/09)
FL Doral 3887 NW 107th Ave 33172 (786) 542-0462 (Opened 4/7/15 Owner Ervin Cruz)
And one company-owned location:
NY Newburgh 30 N. Plank Road (corporate store)
Two towns that formerly had New York Bagel Cafe & Deli franchise locations are listed on their website as “Coming “Soon” (Newark, DE & Cherry Hill, NJ)
New York Bagel Cafe & Deli That Closed or DeBranded
California
CA Tracy 2745 Naglee Rd (opened 10/23/13 Closed 3/14 Owner: Amber Robinson)
Colorado
CO Aurora 14605 E Arapahoe Rd. (Added 4/23/12 Closed 10/12)
Delaware
DE Newark 1111 Churchmans Rd (Added 4/2/10 deleted July 11, 2012 reopened 2013?)
DE Newark 2610 Capitol Trail/Kirkwood Hwy (Added 6/21/11 Deleted 11/2/13)
Florida
FL Riviera Beach (Opened Summer 2011, deleted July 11, 2012)
Idaho
ID Coeur d’Alene 226 W Ironwood Dr. (Added 7/11/12 deleted 12/29/13)
New Jersey
NJ Brick 319 Brick Blvd (Added 6/21/11 Deleted 11/2/13)
NJ Cherry Hill 1420 Rt 70 E (Closed 4/7/13) (Added 6/21/11 deleted 12/29/13)
NJ Jackson 341 N County Line Rd. (opened 9/1/11) (Closed 2/10/14)
NJ Livingston 184 S. Livingston Ave. (added 10/5/11 deleted July 11, 2012)
NJ Newark 108 Jabez St. (Added 5/28/12 deleted 12/29/13)
NJ New Brunswick 88 Albany St (Added 4/2/10 Deleted June 21, 2011)
NJ Parsippany 388 Route 46 West (Added 11/25/09 Deleted March 1 2010)(closed – reportedly suing franchisor)
NJ River Vale, 215 Rivervale Road (Opened 9/3/14 Closed 1/31/15; 1st Franchisee Dorota Goetz; 2nd Franchisee Richard Charles; Reportedly reopening under 3rd franchisee Franko Berat)
NJ Rockaway 176 Route 46 East (Added 6/14/10 Deleted 11/2/13)
NJ Roselle 711 E. First Ave. (added 10/5/11 deleted July 11, 2012)
NJ Waldwick 30 Franklin Tpke. (201) 857 4680 (Added 6/21/11 deleted July 11, 2012)
New York
NY Lagrangeville 1097 Route 55 (added 11/21/07 Deleted June 6, 2009)
NY Washingtonville 6 Depot Street (845) 496-5546 (added 11/21/07 Deleted June 21, 2011)
North Carolina
NC Cary 1377 Kildaire Farm Rd. (919) 535-3677 (Added 12/4/11 Deleted 11/2/13)
NC Morrisville 3108 Grace Park Dr Grace Park (Added 4/2/10 Deleted 11/2/13)
NC Wesley Chapel (Opened 8/30/12 – Closed 12/13 Owners: Rob & Jen Pistano)
Pennsylvania
PA Fairless Hills 110 Lincoln Highway (Added 6/21/11 Deleted 5/28/12)
PA Glen Mills 1810 Wilmington Pike Ste 5 19342 (2011/2012 Franchisee Pierre Sims)
PA Lititz (Debranded, then Closed) 245 Bloomfield Dr. Suite 100 (717) 560-4700 (Added 4/23/12 Deleted 11/2/13)
PA Philadelphia 514 South St. (215) 238-0101 (Added 4/23/12 Deleted 11/2/13)
PA West Chester (Closed – sued franchisor) 849 Paoli Pike 103 Turner Square (Added 4/2/10 Deleted 5/28/12)
Tennessee
TN Franklin 1109 Davenport Blvd., Suite 100 (Added 4/23/12 Deleted 11/2/13)
Texas
TX El Paso (Feb. 2013) FB (Closed – Filed bankruptcy) 1830 Joe Battle, Suite 102 (915) 857-0270 (Added 12/4/11 Deleted 11/2/13)
West Virginia
WV Huntington 944 4th Avenue (November 2011) (Added 6/21/11 Deleted 11/2/13)
New York Bagel Cafe & Deli “Coming Soon” Locations That Didn’t
These locations were touted as “Coming Soon” on the company website or press releases, but don’t seem to have ever opened. The company may have collected franchise fees for these and/or other locations.
AZ Scottsdale
FL Miami,
NJ Atlantic City (Ventnor Plaza)
NJ New Brunswick
NJ Paramus (3 locations)
NY Queens
NY Long Island
PA Douglasville (Douglasville Shopping Center)
PA Philadelphia (2 locations)
Also read:
NY Bagel Café Franchise Scam Overview (INDEX OF POSTS)
NY BAGEL CAFÉ Franchise: How Many Have Closed? [UPDATED]
NY BAGEL CAFÉ Franchise Graveyard
Joe Smith, Dennis Mason & NY Bagel Café Franchise Exposed: 10 Things You Should Know
NY BAGEL CAFÉ & DELI Franchise Complaints
DENNIS MASON Franchise Complaints
Is NY BAGEL CAFÉ Ocean City MD an Illegal Franchise?
Is NY BAGEL CAFÉ Violating Multiple State Franchise Laws?
NY BAGEL CAFE Kicked Off Franchise Sites for Deceptive Ads
NEW YORK BAGEL ENTERPRISES INC. Franchisor’s Corporate Status Revoked
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