>Ridgewood, based bagel chain Wide World of Bagels opens shop in Mystic Ct.
By Ian Holliday
MYSTIC — New England – particularly Eastern New England – is notorious for having a doughnut shop on every street-corner, often literally. The stiff competition in this region was part of the reason Tim Hortons decided to shutter all of its Rhode Island and Connecticut stores last November.
But though the market for doughnuts in this area was cornered long ago, Elliot Cohen believes there’s an opportunity in Mystic for another doughy, circular food: the bagel.
This summer, Cohen and business partner Scott Handler will open a location of their Ridgewood, N.J.-based bagel chain Wide World of Bagels at the former site of Tim Hortons on East Main Street.
“We’re really excited about equipping it and opening it up,” Handler said.
Cohen, who spends three days each week in a condominium in downtown Mystic, said he began inquiring about the vacant building the day after Tim Hortons closed it. He contacted the town of Stonington to find out who owned the building and ended up working with the owner and Tim Hortons to transfer the lease from the departing chain to him.
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