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Panera Bread began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co., a fast-casual bakery and café chain, founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the chain grew along the east cost of the United States and internationally. It dominated in the bakery-café category. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company, which was founded by Kenneth Rosenthal. At this time, the Saint Louis Bread Company was in the midst of renovating its 20 bakery-cafes in the Saint Louis area. The concept’s

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While I believe that Panera is a successful company with a bright future, I have a few recommendations which I hope could help Panera further grow their business. I have included a plan of action for each recommendation. I recommend that Panera open drive thru service in all of their restaurants. They could provide drinks and pastries through the drive thru to customers on the go in the morning. This would especially be beneficial during bad weather when consumers are leery of leaving their vehicles

absolutely was competitively superior. Short-term goals. Panera 's position is a healthy alternative to traditional fast food, and Panera café provides a good and comfortable atmosphere that can attract customers, other than other restaurants. 1)Panera bread offers daily sandwich specials and soups of the day. Also, Panera increasing their customers by offering senior citizen discounts and military discounts. 2)in different regions of the country Panera will offer signature sandwiches with local flavors

In 1976, Au Bon Pain (“where good bread is”) Bakery was opened as a response to the request for a conceptional fast casual restaurant. Ronald Shaich and Louis Kane merged their business, Cookie Jar Bakery and Aub Bon Pain Bakery, together after a period of debt to create Au Bon Pain Co. Inc. In 1985, the two decided to add fresh made sandwiches to their menu after noticing that their customers were buying their fresh baked bread in order to capitalize on their profit. As of September 25, 2012

Panera Bread has become one of the largest food-service companies in the United States. With 1,380 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-café locations across the country and Canada, Panera offers a memorable experience with superior customer service. In 2009, the bakery-café had increased their revenues from $350.8 million in the year 2000 to $1,353.5 million. With continued growth, Panera had anticipated opening 80 to 90 systemwide bakery-cafés in 2010. By expanding their operations to new

NIL is Indian subsidiary of global FMCG major, Netle SA. Nil introduced Maggi brand to Indian consumers with the launch of Maggi 2 minutes noodle, an instant food product, in 1982. With launch of Maggi noodles, NIL created an entirely new food category- instant food- in Indian packaged food market. Nestle which world knows as a cautious and conservatory company is a swiss originated 140 years old Multinational company started by Carlo Donati. Nestle India’s business objective and that of its management

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

Working at Panera Bread is awesome, from getting free drinks whenever I want to getting 50% off my meals when I’m working and taking home free mac and cheese. Typically, I work every Saturday or Sunday at Panera because I can’t work during the week because of soccer. As I step foot into Panera, I go left around the corner and walk past the soda machine and where the dirty dishes go. There are swinging doors for the employees to go through so that’s where I head. As soon as I’m through the swinging

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