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PANERA BREAD HISTORY Panera Bread started in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. Founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich; the company prospered along the east coast of the United States and internationally throughout the 1980s and 1990s and became the dominant operator within the bakery-cafe category. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company, a chain of 20 bakery-cafes located in the St. Louis area. The company then managed a comprehensive re-staging of Saint Louis Bread Co. Between

Case 8: Panera Bread Company (2010): Still Rising Fortunes? Case Analysis Executive Summary Synopsis of the Case By 2010, Panera Bread Company (PBC) stood ahead of the crowd; once a pioneer in the fast casual concept of dining, the organization has now far surpassed its competition (Vincelette & Fogarty, 2010). Enduring economic challenges that only strengthened the organizations position as industry leaders while competitors struggled to exist, Panera’s co-founder and majority shareholder Ronald

Although I was thankful to be employed for the first time, as I started working, I began to notice a troubling trend happening at Panera Bread. According to the company’s website, Panera Bread was founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc.  Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, the company flourished along the eastern coast of the United States and internationally, eventually becoming a dominant player in the bakery-café market.  In 1993, the company acquired Saint Louis Bread Company

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9/17/2013 Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera Bread trying to achieve? Driving concept: to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. Generic: Broad differentiation strategy. Competitive advantage: striving to build

Panera Bread Company Background The Panera Bread Company began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. Founded by Ron Shaich and Louis Kane, the company thrived along the east coast of the United States and internationally throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s and became the dominant operator within the bakery-café category. In the early 1990’s, Saint Louis Bread company, a chain of 20 bakery-cafes were acquired by the Au Bon Pain Co. Following this purchase, the company redesigned the newly acquired company

Panera Bread l: Executive Summary Company Overview In 1999, the first Panera was founded after having a chain of bakeries along the east coast of the St. Louis area. Panera is a nation-wide food chain that has fast and healthy eating decisions for an affordable price. They offer salads, sandwiches, pastas, and many bakery items. Customers describe Panera as a welcoming environment. Problems While Panera is already an expanding and successful restaurant, they have some flaws. They don’t promote their

This analysis is based on projections of Panera Bread Company’s balance sheet and income statement. The growth trends are based on a five-year analysis, from 2002 to 2007. Revenues are forecasted using the 25% sales growth for the first two years and 5% sales growth for the following years. Assuming the percentage of sales method, the other items on the Income statement, are correlated to sales growth and calculated as a percentage of revenue on this same year. The items on the balance sheet such

Au Bon Pain opened its first up-scale fast food café in 1977. Since that time, Au Bon Pain has grown at a successful pace within the quick food service industry. It presently has 230 company-owned and franchised restaurants in the US and Asia. Back in 1986, the management of the company recognized that they were not performing as effectively and efficiently as they planned with over 11 years of operating experience. Furthermore, Ron Shaich, Au Bon Pain’s co-founder, felt the company was in the

Question 1 How has Panera bread established a unique position in the restaurant industry? How has this unique position contributed to its success? By developing various approaches Panera Bread has established a unique position in the restaurant industry. Firstly they observed that customers always demand for high quality food and quick services. This approach of customers gave Panera Bread an opportunity to mix two different concepts of restaurant industry that are fast food and casual dining.