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Panera Bread Company (2010): Still Rising Fortunes? A case study prepared for MG495 Business Policy Instructor Platt Gloria Panhorst January 22, 2015 Panera Bread Company (2010): Still Rising Fortunes? I. Introduction Panera Bread Company got its start when in 1980 Louis Kane and Ronald combined Au Bon Pain and the Cookie Jar bakery to form one company. By combining their individual strengths they were able to work as a team and expand the business, decrease company’s debt and centralize

Matthew Henry once said, “Here is bread, which strengthens man 's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.” Bread in many perspectives is the staff of life; it has come a long way with each step evolving into something new; evolving into over two hundred types of bread that are sold worldwide. Bread, born from the minds of humans, to turn a grain into flour, unite it with liquids and toast them over hot stones, is revolutionary. Bread has evolved into impacting our culture, religion, and

SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths: Panera Bread Company has a variety of strengths that make it stand out from its competitors (Chipotle, Starbucks, Baja Fresh) in the market. One of the strengths that make Panera Bread Company stand out from its competitors is that it has a strong brand image across the entire country. This strength is the foundation for many successes Panera Bread Company has achieved including having strong financials in all regions of the country. The reason this brand image strength

Introduction Panera Bread is a widely popular company that has been in business since the early 1980s, starting small and expanding with extensive growth successfully to where they are today. This paper will give a snap shot of how the company began, who they are, what they do as a 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

White bread, something everyone from the poorest of the poor to the rich elite of this world eats is for breakfast lunch and dinner. This food item has been a staple in American’s lives from beginning of the settlement of this great nation. Aaron Bobrow-Strain in his book White Bread put it best when he wrote, “it has served as a touchstone for fears and aspirations of racial eugenicists, military strategists [and] social reformers” as a way to bridge the gap between most aspects of our lives (Bobrow-Strain

The legacy of Panera Bread began in 1981 ("Panera Bread Company." 6). Back then, the company was referred to as Au Bon Pain Company. The principal founders were Ron Shaich and Louis Kane. During the 1980s and the1990s, the company prospered in the business and became a dominant market player within the bakery-café sector. Later in1993, the company widened its operation base after purchasing Saint Louis Bread Company, a firm that was operating 20 bakery-cafes in the St. Louis area. With this move

An identification of the key elements of the company’s strategy Panera Bread company has had many strategies that they use to stay a profitable and which evolve and change every passing year. These profound strategies help them create an identity in the market that will allow them to continue to be the leaders in their domain of the fast casual restaurant industry. Panera Bread company has come a long way and starting from their 5 point strategies in 2009 that included market penetration, market

“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

Marion HORY BUDV 450-08 10/06/2016 Nexus Consulting Individual Readiness Assignment #2 Panera Bread Case Study I.A Identify the important stakeholders and categorize them by the four Balanced Scorecard strategic factors (Customer, Financial, Internal process, Learning and Growth). What do we know about the mission/vision from the values and beliefs of these stakeholders? Customer Perspective: Panera bread have a strong customers perspectives because they first have a good customer’s service with

IDENTIFICATION: Currently Panera Bread is implementing a broad differentiation strategy. Panera’s target market focuses on urban workers and suburban dwellers. Panera’s core concept is to create a unique café experience, while providing high quality fresh baked goods. Panera’s long term strategy includes increasing it’s brand awareness, and to become the leader in the specialty bakery-café segment. In order to achieve this goal, Panera plans to expand its locations, boost earnings per share 15%-20%