Since when has Big Apple Bagels offered My Favorite Muffin franchises?
Big_Apple_Bagels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
BAB has offered Big Apple Bagels franchises since March 30, 1993 and My Favorite Muffin franchises since 1998. Until September of 2018, BAB offered both franchise brands under one franchise disclosure document. In that disclosure document Big Apple Bagels franchisees and My Favorite Muffin franchisees were collectively referred to as "BAB/MFM Franchisees." BAB/MFM Franchisees offered bagels, cream cheese spreads, muffins, and coffee primarily through retail distribution, under the trademarks "Big Apple Bagels," "My Favorite Muffin," and "Brewster's." Starting in September of 2018, BAB discontinued offering the My Favorite Muffin brand under the franchise disclosure document that covered both franchise brands. Instead, BAB created a separate franchise disclosure document for the two types of My Favorite Muffin Stores, which are "My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery" and "My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe." As of November 30, 2024, our last fiscal year-end, there were 12 My Favorite Muffin franchises operating.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATE (FDD pages 10–15)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Apple Bagels' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Big Apple Bagels has offered My Favorite Muffin franchises since 1998. The document further explains that until September 2018, both Big Apple Bagels and My Favorite Muffin franchises were offered under a single franchise disclosure document, with franchisees referred to collectively as "BAB/MFM Franchisees."
This combined franchise offering included bagels, cream cheese spreads, muffins, and coffee sold under the trademarks "Big Apple Bagels," "My Favorite Muffin," and "Brewster's." However, starting in September 2018, Big Apple Bagels began offering the My Favorite Muffin brand under a separate franchise disclosure document, distinguishing between two types of My Favorite Muffin stores: "My Favorite Muffin Gourmet Muffin Bakery" and "My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Cafe."
As of November 30, 2024, the end of the last fiscal year, there were 12 My Favorite Muffin franchises operating. This indicates that while the brands were separated under different disclosure documents, the My Favorite Muffin concept continued to be offered and operated under the Big Apple Bagels franchising system.