400 Years of History

The Story

From medieval Kraków to a $5.58 billion global market. Jewish bakers, excluded from Christian baking guilds, turned boiled dough into an enduring icon of survival and resilience.

  1. 1610

    First documented reference to bagels in Kraków regulations.

  2. 1683

    Legend links bagels to King Jan Sobieski's victory over the Turks.

  3. 1800s

    Jewish immigrants bring bagels to NYC's Lower East Side and Montréal.

  4. 1937

    Bagel Bakers Union Local 338 forms in New York.

  5. 1950s

    Harry Lender freezes bagels, introducing them to mainstream America.

  6. Today

    A global craft bagel renaissance returns to traditional methods in the most unexpected places on earth.

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Global Reach

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From North America to South America, Asia to Hawaii, Europe to Australia, following the bagel wherever passion and tradition intersect, in the most unexpected places on earth.