ABE'S Bagels
Dave Young is an experienced professional in the food and beverage industry with a strong background in sales and management. Currently serving as an Independent Sales Contractor at Impossible Foods since March 2023, Dave has also held various roles at ABE'S Bagels since April 2019, including GM Business Development ANZ, Country Manager AU, and National Sales Manager AU, driving sales and brand presence in Australia. As a co-founder of Smoking Gun Bagels since November 2014, Dave has led the expansion from cafe to wholesale and FMCG markets. Previously, Dave worked as Regional Sales Manager at L'affare from March 2011 to November 2014, successfully establishing and growing sales in Auckland. Dave began the professional journey at CHOW, starting as a bartender and advancing to General Manager to launch a second location in Wellington.
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ABE'S Bagels
Way back in ’96, a couple of Kiwi’s, Megan Sargent and Brent Milburn, rock up in the USA on a Bagel pilgrimage. The mission – to learn the art of Bagel making. They learnt everything there was to know about bagels from the best. Mixing, proofing then perfectly steam baking to bring you the finest bagels. The early mornings, burnt fingers and lessons in America were definitely worth it. With bellies and heads full of Bagel love, Megan and Brent arrive back in New Zealand and the ABE’S Bagel Bakery is born. ABE’S began life as a café bringing authentic bagels to Auckland’s CBD, it soon established a loyal following and began providing fresh bagels to supermarket chains nationally.