The Great American Bagel Bakery

U.S. restaurant franchise

Great American Bagel Bakery

Company type| Private
Industry| Fast food
Founded| 1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Headquarters| Westmont, Illinois

Number of locations

| 52 (approx.)

Key people

| Pat Ross, Wayne Flately
Products| Fast food (including Bagels and Sandwiches)
Website| greatamericanbagel.com

The Great American Bagel Bakery is a privately owned restaurant franchise started in 1987. The company is based in Westmont, Illinois. Currently, there are 52 locations in 12 states.[1]

## History[edit]

The Great American Bagel was established in 1987 by president Wayne Flately. The Great American Bagel started franchising in 1994 with the help of Pat Ross, retired founder and president of Rax Restaurants.[2]

## See also[edit]

* The Great Canadian Bagel

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Great American Bagel Bakery - About Us". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
2. ^ Walkup, Carolyn (24 Oct 1994). "bnet: Rax Restaurants founder to head Great American Bagel franchising". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

## External links[edit]

* Official Great American Bagel Bakery website
* Great American Bagel: Franchising Information