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“A loaf of bread in every arm” is the mission statement of Panera Bread Company (Vincelette & Fogarty, 2010, p.1). Panera started as a small bakery under the name Au Bon Pain and grew to one of the largest fast food service companies in the U.S. In 2008 they had the 5th overall rating in the restaurant industry. “Panera Bread is widely recognized for driving the nationwide trend for specialty breads” (Panera Bread, 2011). Company Timeline Over $3 million in debt and preparing to file for bankruptcy

smells of the bakery envelop you. Every detail has been carefully coordinated to ensure a high quality dining experience at a reasonable price. This sophisticated concept for Panera began when a cookie company and a fast casual restaurant, called Au Bon Pain, synergized their efforts and found a propitious niche between fast food and fine dining (Repetti & Vincelette, 2005). By 2003, the company was able to generate significant revenues through company-owned stores, through the sale of fresh dough

In 1993, AU Bon Pain Company purchased the Saint Louis Bread Company. In 1995, top management at Au Bon Pain instituted a comprehensive overhaul of the newly-acquired Saint Louis Bread locations. The overhaul included altering the menu and the dining atmosphere. The vision was to create a specialty cafe anchored by an authentic, fresh-dough artisan bakery and upscale quick-service menu selections. This acquisition proved successful for Au Bon Pain. Between 1993 and 1997, average unit volumes at the

Panera Bread began in 1978 when Louis Kane bought Au Bon Pain, a retail producer of baked goods. Kane changed it to a wholesale business by opening two cafes and staffing them with bakers and employees, but high production costs made it impossible to cover his overhead. In 1981 Kane decided to remain responsible for site selection and financing, but he chose Robert Shaich to help turn the company around as President of internal operations ("Au Bon Pain History"). First, Shaich assembled a team to

A woman’s heaven on Earth became the department store in 1838 in Paris. The department store became a haven where women of the wealthy middle class and the Bourgeois could spend their free time there and feel safe, much like they did at church. It also became an expansion of a woman’s sphere in both her work life and in public. But since the department store was first erected, it begs the burning question: why would the women of Paris feel safe in the department stores? Why would the lower middle-class

the widely acclaimed bakery/café, which operates in the fast casual food restaurant industry. It was originally founded in 1981 by Louis Kane and Ron Schaich, as Au Bon Pain Company with several chains. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Company purchased Saint Louis Bread Company, which is located in St. Louis Area. In 1999, the founders sold Au Bon Pain Company and renamed it as Panera Bread. Currently, the company owns 1,845 franchise stores in 45 states in United States and in Ontario, Canada. The market-driven

If you find any other people, except you, doing wrong things, how would you deal with this situation? Would you speak out with your own opinions in front of the people, and insist on your own ideas? Or, would you give up your personal principle and join them? On the surface, Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery” shows readers a tragedy that was caused by tradition and superstition. However, the primary cause of the tragedy is that people were afraid of confronting the social contract which was formed

business, and how to continue to compete in their market. Historical Information, Mission & Vision Statements Panera Bread, originally founded as a bakery named Au Bon Pain Company Inc. was established in 1981 by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich, with locations all over the United States and internationally (Peter and Donnelly, 2013). In 1993 Au Bon Pain purchased Saint Louis Bread Company, a chain of bakeries. This expanded their business to 20 more bakeries in

This company was originated from another named Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. in 1981. During its initial years stores were open in malls shopping centers in the United States. It struggled a lot along with increasing debt that went to a huge amount of $3million by 1981. This was a turning point for the company from where it started making high end profits. Panera strongly believes in serving food as it should be. The mission is to serve customer qualify food they can feel good about eating at price they

1500 Woodward Estate was built in 1891 and was originally known as the Schwankovsky Temple of Music. The building was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd an English architect that mostly worked in United States. Lloyd is known for his work with Episcopal churches and cathedrals in the states of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Wright Kay building was constructed for the F. J. Schwankovsky Company, a retailer of musical instruments. They sold musical instruments downtown before the department store era