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NYC Bagel Dynasty With $50M Sales Schmeared by Biz Partner Betrayal: Lawsuit
New York Post ^

Posted on 01/10/2026 1:31:25 PM PST by nickcarraway

They were bound by trust, loyalty and dough — until a betrayal blew a bagel hole in their $50 million a year business.

A Queens-based empire that peddles 100 million bagels a year is being torn asunder by a succession fight between the children of founders George Menegatos and Nicholas Evangelinos.

The bond between the families behind New Yorker Wholesale Bagels — once thicker than cream cheese — is now toast after Nicholas’ son Stefanos allegedly cut George’s kids out of the business, denying them their father’s company shares after his death, they said in a $25 million Brooklyn Federal Court lawsuit.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: bagels; newyorkcity

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1 posted on 01/10/2026 1:31:25 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It would appear that the bagels are still ok.................


2 posted on 01/10/2026 1:33:07 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: nickcarraway; SaveFerris; PROCON; gundog

The partnership agreement governs how a partner's interest is passed down. You can't just arbitrarily cut out a legitimate heir from a business. You can offer to buy the other party's interest if you want to.

3 posted on 01/10/2026 1:41:19 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: nickcarraway
under a 2016 shareholder agreement George and Stefanos Evangelinos signed in 2016.

AI didn't want to leave any doubt as to when the 2016 agreement was entered into, did it?

4 posted on 01/10/2026 1:44:59 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Larry Lucido

My bagel 🥯 had gum in it 🤢🤢🤢🤮


5 posted on 01/10/2026 3:24:03 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

“NYC Bagel Dynasty With $50M Sales Schmeared by Biz Partner Betrayal: Lawsuit”

Schmeared with cream cheese.


6 posted on 01/10/2026 9:41:09 PM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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