Some of the most delicious innovations come, quite literally, from right around the corner. Brandwein’s Bagels—3 blocks from Launch (503 West Rosemary Street) and founded in 2020 in the midst of the covid pandemic by everyone’s favorite person, Alex Brandwein (a Launch Chapel Hill and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum)—embodies everything we aspire to be:

Beloved place to work and patronize

Thriving in Chapel Hill

Innovating all the time

Giving back to the community in countless ways

With a seemingly boundless willingness to partner with, and support, others

And did we mention DELICIOUS? All of the above remained entirely true last week when a Startup Connect Interns meeting (sponsored by the 1789 Venture Hub) went from routine to amazing with the delivery and unboxing of Branwein’s latest offering: pizza bagels!