Julian Shorter, Liam Ward and Jack Marich import New Jersey bagels every week to create breakfast sandwiches. Jack Marich, ’27 (Photo by Jack Marich)
Bacon, eggs and cheese are for those who love them. Julian Shorter ’27 decided to change that.
Shorter, who is originally from New Jersey said that the sandwich was an important part of his diet. It’s an important part of their culture and diet, so I wanted to bring some of it to Pennsylvania.
Bean’s Bagels is a breakfast sandwich service that delivers sandwiches made to order by students.
Shorter, along with Liam Ward’27 as his sous-chef, prepares fresh pork rolls and breakfast sandwiches every weekend for South College students.
Shorter explained, “We saw that food was in high demand at the campus and especially for those who live on campus. I love cooking so why not combine the two and start a new business?
According to Shorter, the operation gets its bagels through “Hot Bagels Abroad,” a company that has been ranked as New Jersey’s number one bagels supplier.
Ward claims that they have already made 100 sandwiches using bagel as the base in just two weeks.
The first Saturday morning that I can remember, [Shorter] Ward said that the man “came in, woke me, and told me, Let’s get to work.”
Jack Marich, a ’27 from New Jersey, heads the marketing department at the firm. The growth of his business is attributed by him to the satisfaction of customers Weekly giveaways are part of the company’s social media outreach. You can also Instagram page.
Marich stated that word of mouth was the best way to spread it. We let our friends taste our bagels. They really enjoy it. Then they spread the word to their friends.
Bean’s Bagels prides itself on door-to-door deliveries.
Marich: “I’m not going to complain because I have my steps.”
Marich discovered that customers “always smile” when they open the door.
Marich told the audience that “everywhere I go I get people saying, Oh my God, your bagels were amazing.”
Bean’s Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches are currently $7.
Marich explained: “Most of us don’t work and we have no money.” We want it to be affordable.
Deliveries on Sundays and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm have helped develop other skills..
Marich explained that it helped her with time management, as she knew that the weekend was a busy day. She made sure to get everything done before hand so that she could enjoy herself.
The creators of Bean’s Bagels, who hope to grow their business in future, are happy filling the hole left by the absence of bacon, eggs and cheese at Lafayette College.
After a night of fun, [students] Ward suggested that people could have their bagels brought to them. Ward said, “Give something that they cannot find anywhere else.”
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Isabella Gaglione is a Junior English major and Film & Media Studies Double Major from Long Island in New York. The Lafayette Taylor Swift Reporter.