Los Bagels

Name

Los Bagels

Legal name

Los Bagels

Website

https://losbagels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Bakery and Café

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Commercial Bakeries (311812)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFADAG

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

SECONDARYTHAFAFAA

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAFAF

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

Keywords

• Organic bagel bakery
• Café and bakery retail
• Specialty food products
• Wholesale bakery distribution
• Event catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arcata

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Café and Bakery Retail: In-person sales at three café locations offering organic bagels, pastries, breads, coffee, and espresso. Open daily with dine-in and takeout options.
2. E-commerce Online Sales: Direct-to-consumer online ordering through their website with shipping on Mondays. Products include bagels, granola, spreads, jams, coffee, books, and merchandise shipped nationwide.
3. Wholesale Distribution: Distribution to over 30 retail locations throughout Humboldt County including grocery stores, cafes, and specialty retailers with fresh daily deliveries.
4. Catering Services: Custom catering for events including organic bagels, specialty spreads, pastries, fresh produce, salmon/lox/turkey/albacore, veggie trays, and cookie trays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Los Bagels produces and sells organic boiled-and-baked bagels, handmade pastries, breads, specialty spreads (Slug Slime seasoning blend, Larrupin mustard dill sauce), house-made granola, and organic coffee. Products are distributed through three company-owned café locations in Arcata and Eureka, California, a wholesale network of 30-plus retail partners across Humboldt County, a nationwide e-commerce store, and event catering services.

Product overview

Los Bagels is a café and bakery founded in 1984, offering organic boiled-and-baked bagels, handmade pastries, breads, specialty spreads, coffee, and gift products through three café locations in Arcata and Eureka, California, plus wholesale distribution and e-commerce. The product portfolio centers on Organic Bagels (available in 10 varieties including Gluten Free) as the core offering, complemented by specialty spreads like Slug Slime (seasoning blend) and Larrupin (mustard dill sauce), house-made granola, organic coffee in partnership with Kinetic Koffee, assorted pastries and cookies, artisan breads and challah varieties, jams from local farms, Humboldt Made artisan products, branded merchandise, curated gift boxes and samplers, a cookbook, and catering services. Products are available for online ordering with shipping, in-store purchase, or through wholesale partners across Humboldt County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Bagels Traditional boiled and baked organic bagels available in 10 varieties including Garlic, Jalapeño, Multi-Cultural, Multi-Grain, Onion, Plain, Poppy, Sesame, Slugs, and Whole Wheat Raisin. Made with Central Milling's 100% organic dark northern spring wheat. Sold as a baker's dozen for $20.00.
• Gluten Free Bagels In-house developed gluten-free bagel recipe made with gluten-free flour, yeast, water, sugar, xanthan gum, tapioca powder, milk powder, salt, butter, whole milk, and eggs. Sold in 4-packs for $10.00 in Plain or Almost Everything topping.
• Slug Slime Everything Roasted Seasoning Blend Everything roasted seasoning blend originally created from a 1984 bagel machine malfunction, containing roasted onions, crisp garlic, and crunchy seeds. Sold as a 7.5 oz single for $10.00, 4-pack for $40.00, and case of 12 for $120.00 with volume discounts.
• Larrupin Swedish-style Sweet Mustard Dill Sauce House-developed Swedish-style sweet mustard dill sauce intended for salmon, shellfish, salads, and bagels. Sold as a 13 oz jar for $10.00, 4-pack for $40.00, and case for $120.00 with volume discounts.
• La Granola Handmade and roasted in small batches with whole oats, toasted coconut, roasted pumpkin seeds, sliced almonds, and real maple syrup. Available as a 12 oz bag for $12.00 or 5 lb bulk for $60.00.
• Wake the Dead Organic Coffee Custom Los Bagels blend coffee created in partnership with Kinetic Koffee. Medium roast, USDA-certified organic, roasted in Arcata, CA. Available in Whole Bean or Drip Grind for $15.00.
• Handmade Pastries Assorted pastries including 6 Pastry Sampler ($25) with choice of Mixed Berry Scone, Maple Currant Scone, Bear Claw, Chocolate Kwasant, Sticky Bun, or Chango Bar; Cookie Sampler of 12 cookies ($20); and Rugulah filled with apricot or chocolate.
• Artisan Breads Assorted breads including 6-Grain, Apple Cinnamon with raisins, walnuts and honey, and Challah varieties (Plain, Sesame, Poppy Seed, Raisin), Corn Rye, and Orange Babka.
• Mad River Farm Jams Local Humboldt County jams including Jalapeño Jelly with mild kick and Marion Blackberry Jam made with handpicked Marion Berries from the North Coast. Sold in 10 oz jars for $10.00.
• Gift Boxes Curated gift boxes including the 'I Miss Los Bagels' Box (baker's dozen bagels plus one jar of Larrupin for $50) and Los Bagels Breakfast Box (6 bagels, 12 oz La Granola, 1 bottle Slug Slime, 1 jar Larrupin, 12 oz Wake the Dead coffee, 1 coffee mug for $60).
• Gift Cards Physical gift cards available in denominations from $10 to $100, redeemable in person at the Arcata or Eureka café locations only (not valid at campus location or online).
• Jalapeño Bagels Samplers School-themed samplers inspired by the 'Jalapeño Bagels' children's book. The Full Experience ($50) includes a dozen jalapeño bagels, Chango bars, Pumpkin Empanadas, Challah, and a virtual tour; Student Sampler ($25) includes 2 dozen jalapeño bagels.
• Humboldt Made Artisan Products Curated collection of local Humboldt County artisan products including Liscom Hill Ceramics handcrafted mugs and tumblers by Mark Cortwright and Mad River Farm jams, sold through Los Bagels retail and e-commerce.
• Recipes and Lore Cookbook Nearly 90 pages of Los Bagels' unique recipes and stories including instructions for challah, empanadas, corn lime cookies, and other Los Bagels favorites. Sold for $25.
• Los Bagels Branded Merchandise Branded apparel and accessories including trucker hats ($25), T-shirts ($30), diner mugs ($18), stickers ($3), market bags ($10-30), and books ($25).
• Catering Services Custom catering for events including organic bagels, specialty spreads, handmade pastries, fresh organic produce, salmon/lox/turkey/albacore, veggie trays, and cookie trays. Orders coordinated via [email protected].
• Wholesale Distribution of Bakery and Specialty Products Wholesale distribution of Los Bagels specialty spreads (Slug Slime, Larrupin), La Granola, and Organic Bagel 6-packs to 30+ retail locations across Humboldt County including North Coast CO-OP, Murphy's Markets, Wildberries Marketplace, Eureka Natural Foods, Riptide Café, Jitter Bean, and Mad River Hospital. Fresh daily deliveries.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scurfield SolarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Partnership to install solar power systems on the flagship Arcata bakery. Makes Los Bagels the 'only solar-powered organic bagel shop in the world'. USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) partially funded the project.
• Kinetic KoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create custom Los Bagels blend coffee 'Wake the Dead'. Kinetic Koffee roasts the coffee locally in Arcata, CA. The blend is USDA-certified organic.
• The Local Worm GuyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial composter partner for food scraps and compostable materials diversion. Helps keep waste out of landfill and supports local farmers.
• KokatatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised on solar project from contractor selection to grant packet assembly.
• Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided input on solar system parameters for the bakery project.
• DeepSeeded FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal farm supplying fresh strawberries for Strawberry Danish. Founded by Eddie Tanner in 2008 as a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm.
• Clendenen's Cider WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily apple orchard since 1909 supplying fresh apples for over 30 years. Produces pure, unpasteurized, 100% natural cider.
• Cypress GrovecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoat cheese manufacturer founded by Mary Keehn in 1983. Los Bagels was their second wholesale customer. Cypress Grove distributes throughout the United States. Los Bagels uses Cypress Grove Chevre as a topping option.
• Little River FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic greens farm founded by John Severn in 1999 in Blue Lake, CA. Supplies Los Bagels for house salads and BLT bagel sandwiches for over 15 years.
• Neukom Family FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farm founded in 1995 in Willow Creek, CA. Supplies organic tomatoes (for Tomonion), pluots (for Plum Tarts), and peaches (for Peach Danish and Peach Tarts). 100% of product sold in Humboldt County.
• Pierce Family FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic basil and cucumber farm since 1974. Supplies Los Bagels with organic basil for handmade pesto spread for over 20 years.
• Liscom Hill Pottery (Mark Cortwright)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFine ceramics producer in McKinleyville, CA. Handcrafted mugs and tumblers sold through Los Bagels e-commerce and retail locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Direct peers

• Manhattan Bagel: East Coast bagel café chain offering boiled-and-baked traditional bagels in retail locations with dine-in service. Direct product-line and format peer to Los Bagels as a bagel-specialist café.
• Noah's Bagels: West Coast bagel chain founded 1979 in Berkeley, California, operating bagel cafés in Northern California with boiled-and-baked traditional bagels. Closest direct peer given geographic overlap in Northern California and similar traditional bagel preparation methods.
• Tartine Bakery: San Francisco-based artisan bakery and café known for breads and pastries with multiple locations, wholesale, and a cookbook. Comparable as an artisan bakery-café with retail locations, wholesale, and e-commerce in California.
• Ess-a-Bagel: Iconic New York bagel shop with multiple Manhattan locations serving traditional boiled bagels, spreads, and café items. Direct product-and-format peer as a multi-location traditional bagel café.
• Balthazar Bakery: New York-based retail bakery and café operating from a SoHo location serving breads, pastries, and viennoiserie with dine-in service. Comparable as a flagship artisan bakery-café retail format with strong brand identity.

Regional players

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with cafés in Portland and other major cities, selling wholesale and direct online. Comparable on the café/coffee and DTC retail side, though coffee-focused rather than bakery-anchored.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee company with cafés, subscription, and retail packaged coffee. Overlaps with Los Bagels on the café-plus-DTC packaged goods model and organic/premium positioning, though Los Bagels is bakery-anchored and Blue Bottle is coffee-anchored.

Broad incumbents

• Panera Bread: National bakery-café chain serving bagels, breads, soups, and coffee in a café setting. Overlaps with Los Bagels on café-bakery model, daytime menu, and dine-in/takeout mix, but operates as a broad fast-casual incumbent rather than an organic specialty operator.
• Einstein Bros Bagels: National bagel café chain with 700+ locations offering bagels, coffee, and breakfast sandwiches. Comparable as a bagel-focused café operator but at vastly greater scale and as a franchise/incumbent rather than an independent organic bakery.

Emerging players

• Bodean's Bagels: Independent bagel shop with locations in Los Angeles focused on traditional boiled bagels and house-made spreads. Comparable independent specialty bagel operator, smaller scale and emerging relative to chain competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/los-bagels-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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