Call Your Mother

Fast-Casual Bagel & Deli Restaurantcallyourmotherdeli.com

Company typePrivate
Founded2018
HeadquartersWashington, United States
Headcount251–500
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Call Your Mother does

Call Your Mother is a privately held fast-casual bagel and 'Jew-ish' deli chain headquartered in Washington, D.C., founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife duo Andrew Dana and Daniela Moreira. The company operates 25+ company-owned locations across six U.S. states (D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Pennsylvania), with its core product being a signature hybrid New York-Montreal style bagel that uses honey in both the dough and the boiling water, paired with creative Jewish-inspired deli sandwiches (e.g., Jetski, Hidden Cove, Boca Club 2.0, Sun City), in-house baked goods, and coffee. Almost all production is done in-house, and the company has built a curated regional supplier network in each market (e.g., Liberty Delight Farm in Maryland, Huckleberry coffee and Morning Fresh Dairy in Colorado, Riverbear Meats in Denver) that supports a neighborhood, community-anchored brand identity.

The business generates revenue through four primary streams: retail food and beverage sales across company-owned storefronts, corporate and event catering (bagel and sandwich boxes priced $50-$320), direct online ordering via an OLO-powered platform, and ancillary merchandise and gift card sales (physical and digital, $5-$2,000). Sandwiches price between $14-$23, positioning the brand in the premium fast-casual tier. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through brick-and-mortar retail with online ordering and a dedicated B2B catering motion requiring 36-hour advance notice; marketing relies on organic Instagram, email, local PR, and community fundraising partnerships.

Since January 2025, Call Your Mother has operated under majority ownership of Artal/Invus, which manages over $10 billion and previously backed Cava's 2023 IPO. Post-investment, the company has aggressively expanded its footprint, entering Chicago (May 2026) and Philadelphia (2026) while continuing to deepen its DC and Colorado bases, and has signaled further expansion into Nashville, Austin, Raleigh-Durham, and Miami. The company employs 251-500 people, is recognized nationally as one of the best bagel shops in the U.S., and was awarded 'Happiest Frontline Employees' at the goHappy summit, indicating strong unit-level culture even as the chain scales.

Call Your Mother firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Call Your Mother
Legal name: Call Your Mother
Website: https://callyourmotherdeli.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2018
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 251–500 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Call Your Mother industry classification

Industry

Product category: Fast-Casual Bagel & Deli Restaurant
NAICS: Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Retail Bakeries (311811)
SIC: Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)
akta.pro primary industry: Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG)
akta.pro secondary industry: Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

Keywords

Fast casual restaurant
Bagel deli chain
Deli sandwiches
Catering services
Specialty coffee

Where Call Your Mother is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Washington
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices29 records

Markets served

Call Your Mother business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Retail Food & Beverage Sales: In-store sales of bagels, sandwiches, coffee, and pastries through company-owned retail locations across DC, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Pennsylvania
Catering Services: Corporate and event catering including bagel boxes, sandwich packages, and individual meal boxes with delivery and pickup options. Orders require 36-hour advance notice with minimum quantities.
Online Ordering: Direct online ordering through company website and OLO platform for in-store pickup and catering
Merchandise & Gift Cards: Sale of branded merchandise (hats, mugs, t-shirts) and gift cards through online storefront

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Individual menu items including sandwiches, bagels, and beverages
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Catering packages for groups and events
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Gift cards and merchandise

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Call Your Mother product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Call Your Mother operates fast-casual bagel and deli shops serving in-house-baked hybrid New York-Montreal style bagels (honey-kissed dough and honey water boil), creative Jewish-inspired deli sandwiches, pastries, and specialty coffee across 25+ company-owned locations. The company extends its offering through corporate and event catering, direct online ordering for pickup, and an e-commerce line of branded merchandise and gift cards.

Product overview

Call Your Mother is a fast-casual 'Jew-ish' bagel and deli chain founded in 2018, offering a hybrid New York-Montreal style bagel (honey-kissed, in-house baked), creative deli sandwiches (Jetski, Hidden Cove, Boca Club 2.0, Thunderbird), baked goods, and coffee. The core product is the in-restaurant dining and grab-and-go experience across 25+ locations spanning DC, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Philadelphia. The company extends its offering through Catering (bagel boxes, sandwich boxes, individual meal boxes, sides, and beverages for events), Online Ordering (OLO-powered digital ordering), Gift Cards (physical and digital), and a Swag/Merchandise line (hats, mugs, tees). The product portfolio is unified around the in-person and digital food service experience, with catering as the primary B2B extension and online ordering as the digital transaction layer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Call Your Mother Deli (In-Store Dining & Grab-and-Go) Fast-casual bagel shop and 'Jew-ish' deli serving in-house-baked hybrid NY-Montreal style honey-kissed bagels, creative Jewish-inspired deli sandwiches (Jetski, Hidden Cove, Boca Club 2.0), pastries, and specialty coffee for dine-in and grab-and-go across 25+ locations in DC, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
Catering

Quantifiable outcome

Surged past three-year sales records in first week at Fort Collins location (October 2025)
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Call Your Mother

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Call Your Mother technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Call Your Mother partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

Z & Z (Zayt & Za'atar)minorOthersFamily-owned Arab-American business providing za'atar for Call Your Mother's signature Za'atar bagel. Part of local supplier partnerships emphasizing quality ingredients.
One Trick Pony Peanut ButterminorOthersCo-founded by Call Your Mother co-owner Lucy, Daniela & Andrew Dana. Made from Córdoba Peanuts indigenous to Argentina. Available at all CYM locations and through online ordering.
Logan FoodsminorOthersFamily-owned and operated since 1987 in Alexandria, VA. Provides authentic ethnic sausage and old-world style recipes for CYM deli sandwiches.
Liberty Delight FarmminorOthersSustainable agriculture farm in Reisterstown, MD providing free-range, hormone-free, antibiotic-free meat for deli protein items.
Little SesameminorOthersHummus supplier founded by fine dining cooks from NYC. Sold in thousands of stores nationwide, provided at CYM locations as a menu item.
Riverbear MeatsminorOthersDenver-based family farm providing hand-trimmed, old-world technique meats. Sources from humane, hormone-free, antibiotic-free farms for CYM Colorado deli locations.
HuckleberryminorOthersDenver-based sustainable coffee business with partnerships with smallholder farms and coffee co-ops. Provides fresh roasted coffee for Colorado CYM delis.
Morning Fresh DairyminorOthersFamily-owned all-natural dairy operating since 1894 out of Bellvue, Colorado. Provides dairy products for CYM Colorado locations with sustainable agriculture practices.
Urban AllianceminorOthersCommunity partner offering career training to area youth. Part of CYM's community support initiatives.
AYUDAminorOthersCommunity partner helping transform lives of underserved immigrants. Supported through CYM community outreach programs.
Food RescueminorOthersFood security partner to end hunger in DC. CYM participates in food rescue initiatives as part of community support.
Martha's TableminorOthersDC-based organization fighting hunger. CYM supports through community partnerships and food security initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Call Your Mother competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Tatte Bakery & Café: Tatte is a fast-growing East Coast bakery-café chain offering pastries, sandwiches, and coffee in a design-forward neighborhood setting. It is the closest direct peer to CYM in concept, price point ($10-$18 sandwiches), and growth trajectory of urban/multi-market expansion.
Black Seed Bagels: Black Seed is a NYC-based artisanal bagel shop with hand-rolled bagels, creative sandwiches, and a strong neighborhood cafe identity. It directly competes with CYM in the premium bagel sandwich category and shares the hybrid/elevated deli positioning.
Breads Bakery: Breads Bakery is a NYC-based artisanal bakery known for babka, pastries, and sandwiches with a strong retail bakery + grab-and-go format. Comparable to CYM in product mix (Jewish-inspired bakery items, premium sandwiches) and urban retail footprint.
Gregorys Coffee: Gregorys Coffee is an NYC-based specialty coffee and light food chain with multiple locations. Comparable to CYM in counter-service format, urban neighborhood positioning, and breakfast/lunch daypart focus, though lighter on the bakery/sandwich product.
Murray's Bagels: Murray's Bagels is an iconic NYC bagel institution serving hand-rolled bagels, deli sandwiches, and Jewish deli classics. Comparable to CYM in product category (premium bagels + deli sandwiches) and Jewish deli heritage positioning.

Emerging players

Cava: Cava is the fast-casual Mediterranean chain that Invus/Artal backed through its 2023 IPO, providing a direct comparable for CYM's PE-backed scaling trajectory. While different cuisine, it represents the same investor playbook and the IPO exit path CYM is being groomed toward.

Broad incumbents

Sweetgreen: Sweetgreen is a publicly-traded fast-casual salad chain with national footprint and strong urban brand affinity. Comparable to CYM in GTM motion (D2C fast-casual, digital ordering, premium positioning) and growth trajectory from regional to national scale.
Le Pain Quotidien: Le Pain Quotidien is an established bakery-café chain offering organic breads, pastries, sandwiches, and coffee in a communal-table format. It is comparable to CYM as a multi-location bakery-café concept targeting similar breakfast/lunch occasions with neighborhood positioning.
Einstein Bros Bagels: Einstein Bros is the largest U.S. bagel chain with hundreds of franchised and corporate locations. It represents the broad incumbent in the bagel category, useful for understanding competitive pricing pressure and category scale economics.
Panera Bread: Panera is the largest U.S. bakery-café chain with thousands of locations and a national catering platform. Comparable to CYM in bakery-café format and catering revenue model, though operating at vastly larger scale and with broader daypart coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Call Your Mother financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Call Your Mother leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Call Your Mother funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Call Your Mother M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Call Your Mother

What does Call Your Mother do?

Is Call Your Mother a public or private company?

Call Your Mother is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.

When was Call Your Mother founded?

Call Your Mother was founded in 2018. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Call Your Mother based?

Call Your Mother is headquartered in Washington, United States, in the North America region.

How does Call Your Mother make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Retail Food & Beverage Sales are the primary driver. The others are catering Services, online Ordering and merchandise & Gift Cards.

Who are Call Your Mother's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Tatte Bakery & Café, Black Seed Bagels, Breads Bakery, Gregorys Coffee and Murray's Bagels. Cava is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Sweetgreen, Le Pain Quotidien, Einstein Bros Bagels and Panera Bread.

Does Call Your Mother have an API?

No public API is recorded for Call Your Mother.

What industry is Call Your Mother in?

Call Your Mother's product category is Fast-Casual Bagel & Deli Restaurant. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAFAG, Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice), with a secondary code of THAFAFAA, Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery). Its NAICS code is 722513 and its SIC code is 5810.