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Branded Hospitality Media Releases Hospitality Hangout Episode With Bagel Brands COO Adam Modzel
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Branded Hospitality Media released a Hospitality Hangout episode featuring Bagel Brands COO Adam Modzel on November 3, 2026.
- Bagel Brands operates Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel.
- Modzel described Bruegger's as the traditional New York-style brand and Einstein Bros. as more experimental, saying at Einstein Bros. 'we play with our food.'
Branded Hospitality Media released a new episode of The Hospitality Hangout featuring Bagel Brands COO Adam Modzel, recorded live at QSR Evolution in Atlanta, on November 3, 2026. EIN Presswire distributed the announcement. The episode covers menu simplification, the breakfast-shift advantage and the differences between the Einstein Bros. and Bruegger's bagel brands.
What Modzel Said About Running Four Bagel Brands
Bagel Brands operates Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel. In the episode, Modzel explains how one operator manages four bagel brands with different identities, and what each brand means to its guests.
The conversation covers Modzel's path from Starbucks barista to COO and how that shapes his approach to operations. Modzel discusses why Bagel Brands trimmed its menus and how a morning-focused business lets team members get home for dinner, which the release describes as a recruiting and retention edge in quick-service restaurants.
Modzel also addresses how customers define a "New York bagel" and how Bruegger's traditional New York-style bagels differ from Einstein Bros.' more experimental approach. As Modzel puts it, at Einstein Bros. "we play with our food." The episode also covers which bagel sells the most at Einstein Bros.
The Hospitality Hangout is produced by Branded Hospitality Media, part of New York-based Branded Hospitality. It is hosted by Michael "Schatzy" Schatzberg and Jimmy Frischling. The episode is available on thehospitalityhangout.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and Pocket Casts.
Branded Hospitality's Podcast Reach and Prior Launches
According to akta.pro company records, Branded Hospitality launched The Foodfluencers in February 2026, a podcast series on The Hospitality Hangout exploring how social media influencers and CPG brands drive restaurant traffic, menu development and revenue, hosted by Managing Partners Schatzberg and Frischling. The same records state The Hospitality Hangout Podcast reaches over 100,000 monthly listeners, per the Branded–NYSRA partnership announcement.
Earlier Hospitality Hangout Episodes and Live Events
In October 2026, Branded Hospitality Media's Hospitality Hangout podcast featured Mellow Mushroom EVP Ahsan Jiva discussing the brand's modernization, including a return to counter service and a loyalty program, EIN Presswire reported. In September 2026, Branded Hospitality Media said it would bring its Hospitality Hangout LIVE podcast studio to FSTEC 2026, with hosts Michael Schatzberg and Jimmy Frischling recording episodes, EIN Presswire reported.
In February 2026, Branded Hospitality entered a multi-faceted partnership with the New York State Restaurant Association for the 2026 New York Restaurant Show at the Javits Center, including a Women's Leadership Panel on International Women's Day, a live Hospitality Hangout recording and a networking activation for local operators, according to akta.pro company records.