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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A locally owned, Central Pennsylvania coffee company recently acquired the long-time ‘Bagel Lovers’ in Harrisburg.
Idea Coffee, which is owned and operated by Midstate natives LaShae and Josh Willits, recently acquired the Harrisburg-based Bagel Lovers, located at 2237 Paxton Church Road.
According to Josh, this Harrisburg staple was first opened back in 1995 by the original owners, Joe and Joanne Berlin. Eventually, new owners took over the establishment and over the past few years the business struggled.
Josh cited issues with staffing, and a change of recipe as the main contributors for why Bagel Lovers had difficulties in recent years.
The Willits officially acquired Bagel Lovers back in September of 2023. Since acquiring the bagel business, Josh said that they have implemented multiple changes and improvements, which consist of:
- Restoring the original bagel recipes that Joe & Joanne Berlin had developed.
- Designing a brand new logo for the Bagel Lovers business.
- Incorporating Lonely Monk Coffee products, along with adding a new coffee bar and a commercial expresso machine for specialty coffee drinks.
- Bringing back Boars Head meats and cheeses, as well as making other food quality improvements.
- Completely rebuilding the menu at Bagel Lovers.
- Had a new custom mural complete, which was created by local artist Cecile Madonna, with Lola Love Letter.
Idea Coffee recently opened its third Midstate coffee shop location back in February of 2023. In addition to owning and operating Idea Coffee and now Bagel Lovers, the Willits also own the Lemoyne-based Lonely Monk Coffee Roasting.
abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
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