BetterBagels Bakery

What BetterBagels Bakery does

BetterBagels Bakery is a single-location artisan micro-bakery founded in 2012 and based in Leiden, Netherlands, specializing in New York-style hand-rolled bagels. The bakery produces bagels using premium imported Bolivian flour sourced from Illimani, complemented by quality-driven supplier partnerships including Fentimans (premium beverages) and Slagerij van der Zon (local butcher for toppings), and offers gluten-free variants alongside traditional recipes. The company employs between 11 and 50 staff and operates a restricted weekly schedule (closed Mondays and Tuesdays) with an annual closure period from August 1-25.

The business operates a multi-channel revenue model combining direct-to-consumer retail at the Leiden storefront, catering services for corporate and private clients, pickup ordering via the Foodticket platform, and home delivery through Thuisbezorgd. Pricing follows a standard artisan bakery retail structure with no disclosed subscription or contract-based revenue. The customer base is predominantly individual consumers in the Leiden catchment area, augmented by B2B catering demand from local employers and event organizers.

No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or technology investments are disclosed. The operation is fundamentally a craft production business with no AI/ML, platform, or proprietary technology components beyond standard POS and third-party delivery integrations. Active recruitment of bagel bakers for 24-28 hour work week positions indicates ongoing capacity build-out to meet demand within the existing single location.

Name

BetterBagels Bakery

Website

https://betterbagels.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BetterBagels Bakery is a single-location artisan micro-bakery in Leiden, Netherlands, founded in 2012, specializing in New York-style hand-rolled bagels made with premium Bolivian flour, serving individual consumers and catering clients through retail, delivery, and pickup channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Bakery

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Dietary Bakeries (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergen-Friendly) (THAFAFAI), Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG)

Keywords

• Artisan bagels
• New York-style bagels
• Gluten-free bakery
• Micro-bakery
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden, Zuid-Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Bagel Sales: Sale of fresh bagels, bagel sandwiches, and BagelDogs over-the-counter and for takeaway. Plain unbagged bagels sold per piece with every 7th bagel free.
2. Catering Services: Corporate catering for meetings, events, birthdays, and weddings. Offers corporate accounts with direct invoicing to accounting.
3. Beverages and Accompaniments: Sale of Illimani coffee, Fentimans drinks, and sweet treats alongside bagel products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BetterBagels Bakery is a single-location micro-bakery in Leiden, Netherlands that produces and sells hand-rolled, New York-style bagels, topped bagel sandwiches, BagelDogs (sausage rolled in bagel dough), and gluten-free bagels for retail walk-in customers, online pickup, delivery, and corporate/event catering. All bagels and spreads are made daily from quality ingredients without unnecessary additives, with a separate gluten-free production process for celiac customers.

Product overview

BetterBagels Bakery is a single-location artisan bakery specializing in hand-rolled, New York-style bagels produced in a micro-bakery. The core product portfolio centers on BetterBagels (hand-rolled bagels), BagelDogs (sausage rolled in bagel dough), and belegde bagel-sandwiches (topped bagel sandwiches) with options for meat, vegetarian, and vegan diets. The bakery offers gluten-free bagels prepared in a dedicated separate production process suitable for celiac patients. Additional offerings include catering services for events and corporate lunches, untopped bagels for self-topping, and beverages including Illimani coffee and Fentimans drinks. Products are sold through an online webshop with iDEAL payment, with delivery via Thuisbezorgd and pickup via Foodticket.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hand-Rolled New York-Style Bagels (BetterBagels) Hand-rolled bagels produced using the traditional New York-style method (12-hour dough development, boiled before baking, flipped and baked a second time) for individual consumers and catering clients seeking authentic NYC-style bagels in the Netherlands.
• Bagel Sandwiches (Belegde Bagel-Sandwiches) Topped bagel sandwiches with a range of fresh daily-made spreads including classic salmon and bacon, vegetarian, and vegan options, sold to walk-in retail customers and for catering orders.
• BagelDogs Sausage rolled in bagel dough and baked in the traditional New York-style manner, available in a vegan version with spiced vegan sausage and a meat-lovers version with artisanal sausage from local butcher Slagerij van der Zon.
• Gluten-Free Bagels Gluten-free bagels and sandwich toppings produced in a facility strictly separated from gluten-containing products to prevent cross-contamination, intended for customers with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
• Catering Service Lunch catering service for corporate meetings, events, birthdays, and weddings, available to business clients with optional corporate accounts that allow self-service lunch assembly and direct invoicing to the client's accounting department.
• Illimani Coffee and Fentimans Beverages Illimani coffee and Fentimans specialty drinks served alongside bagels and bagel sandwiches at the Leiden storefront.

Quantifiable outcome

• Open micro-bakery concept allows customers to see production firsthand
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FoodticketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline ordering platform for pickup. Customers can order through Foodticket to skip waiting in line and pick up at scheduled time. Supports full product range including gluten-free options.
• ThuisbezorgdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partner that efficiently delivers a selection of the BetterBagels menu to customers. Enables delivery coverage beyond walk-in customers.
• IllimaniminorOthersCoffee supplier providing Illimani coffee to the bakery. Serves alongside their bagel offerings.
• FentimansminorOthersBeverage supplier providing Fentimans specialty drinks. Adds variety to drink menu alongside coffee.
• Slagerij van der ZonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal butcher supplying artisanal sausage for the 'meat-lovers' BagelDogs. Supports local business while maintaining quality ingredients.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Le Perron: Artisanal bakery and lunchroom in the greater Amsterdam region; comparable micro-bakery format with fresh-bread lunch focus but a Dutch rather than NY-style menu.

Direct peers

• Bagels & Beans: Largest dedicated bagel café chain in the Netherlands with multiple locations, directly competing for the same expat and mainstream Dutch consumer seeking bagel-based meals and coffee.
• St. Bagel: Berlin-based NY-style artisan bagel shop with a similar hand-rolled, boiled-and-baked process and dedicated storefront concept serving the German expat and trend-driven market.

Broad incumbents

• Anne&Max: Dutch café-bakery chain serving fresh-baked goods alongside specialty coffee; competes for the same cafe-bakery daypart and lifestyle-driven consumer.
• Simon Levelt: Long-established Dutch artisanal coffee-roastery and bakery café chain; broader portfolio but overlapping cafe-bakery model and Dutch customer base.
• Einstein Bros Bagels: Largest US bagel chain with broad menu of bagels, spreads and coffee; relevant benchmark for category economics and franchise-style expansion of an authentic bagel format.

Others

• Dr. Schär: Major European gluten-free food brand; thematically adjacent through the gluten-free category and useful benchmark for scaling a celiac-safe production capability beyond a single bakery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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