OUR STORY
Van Buren Bagel is owned and operated by Ellie & Gray
bpfm '25
when we're not baking, we like to travel, drink coffee, thrift shop, and be with our dog,
Wybie :)
this is wybie
(seen the movie coraline?)
check out our bagel journey
2023
it's alllllliveeeeeee
the very first bagels were made in our philly rowhome!
the first time we made them we burnt the heck out of them and I think the fire alarm went off
december
2024
we moved to wilmington and started to think hey wouldn't it be cool if we made this a real thing 🤨
march 2025
we came up with the name and started to build a brand
april 2025
we got word that the brandywine park farmers market was starting in may...well this seems to be working out nicely
may 2025
arrived to our first market with 100 bagels, made from our home kitchen
july 2025
moved into a commercial kitchen in west chester!!! this allowed us to crank out way more bagels than our home kitchen
end of july 2025
we were in the delaware news journal!! click here to read the article
november 2025
attended bagelfest in nyc. us along with nine other small bagel businesses were invited to participate in the first ever growth lab! we met so many awesome people and learned so much
december 2025
for the bpfm holiday market we made the most bagels we've ever made!!!
1650!!!!
today 2026
we continue to love the always challenging yet rewarding journey of being bagel bakers, fanatics, and operators of all things VBB!