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Over the past 50 years Toronto has been continuously evolving and transforming due to various changes in the local, national and global macro environment trends. In the 2011 census, Toronto has reached a population of 2.62 million (Statistics Canada 2011 census). This demonstrates a 5% growth since 2006, indicating Toronto’s continual growth primarily driven by immigration into metropolitan areas. Toronto has the largest immigration rate in 2006 according to Statistics Canada, with 49.9% of Toronto’s

JAB Holding expands coffee empire with $7.5 billion acquisition of Panera Bread The owner of Krispy Kreme, Luxembourg-based investment firm JAB Holding Co., expanded its coffee and breakfast brand after agreeing to acquire bakery products chain Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ:PNRA) for $315 per share, in a transaction valued at about $7.5 billion. The agreement represents a 30% premium to the 30-day volume-weighted average stock price as of March 31, according to an April 5 press release. Under the terms

For this discussion, I have chosen a company that’s a lunchtime favorite in my office—Panera Bread Company, a steadily-growing national restaurant chain headquartered in Sunset Hills, Missouri. Ron Shaich, the creator of Panera Bread, joined with partner Louis Kane, the founder of the bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. (ABP). In addition to ABP, Mr. Shaich started a “fast casual” sandwich shop that he eventually named Panera Bread, and once ABP was sold in 1999, Mr. Shaich focused on growing

Panera Case Analysis Austin Howe 10/25/15 In the modern society there are several companies that are synonymous with a type of product. This includes companies such as Mcdonalds being synonymous with fast food and Lamborghini being synonymous with quality cars. However in recent years there have been some newcomers to the industry that have made quite the name for themselves, companies like Chipotle, Panda Express, B-Good, and Panera bread. Panera Bread was founded in 1987 by Kade

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

Julian, As requested, the following brief, overviews the operation, maintenance and ownership of Professor’s Lake. Staff will meet with Parks Operations to review and confirm the roles and responsibilities as interpreted below to determine if any changes are required. There is a Professors’ Lake Service Level Agreement (SLA) pending with Parks drafted in 2014 pending approval. Of note, during the research of this document David Kenth, Senior Engineer Planning & Infrastructure City of Brampton, confirmed

organization. For the owners to decide more effectively, they can use the six stages decision making model. Their first goal should be to create a reputation of quality and consistency, so the name Papa Joe’s become synonym with Italian food in the Greater St. Louis area. These goals can help the restaurant be a leader in Italian dining. Another goal can be to open a fifth location in the St. Louis area with focusing on the customer base of young adults. Also the restaurant can offer take out menu and

This case is about Amsterdam Brewery, which produced over 20 different craft brews, each with its own brand name. Jeff Carefoote was the owner and president of Amsterdam Brewery wanted to decide on promotional strategies that would increase its profitability and grow company’s brand. The company was also experiencing operational capacity issues due to continuously increasing demands. As a result, Carefoote had decided to invest in capital expansion to increase Amsterdam’s brewing capacity. Several

According to the Toronto Environmental Office, vehicles are responsible for 35% of all greenhouse gases (GHG) produced in Toronto (City of Toronto, 2011), and the Clean Air Partnership estimates that idling in the GTHA wastes 90 million litres of fuel each year (ibid), which further justifies the need to combat gridlock and traffic congestion with effective government policies. Air is a transboundary problem therefore no one jurisdiction, whether it is a municipality, province, country or continent

Volunteering and participating in service projects are two of the most rewarding activities in my opinion. Some people may find it was a hassle or only do it because they have to meet the minimum requirement for school or work. Helping others, for me, has always been somewhat second nature to me. Over many years of volunteering I believe I have developed qualities that will stick with me for life and benefit me in my career. As early as freshman year, in high school, I found myself looking for ways