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
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Panera Bread Company Mgt# 495 - CMU Contents Introduction All companies must have a strategic plan. How well the strategy succeeds is based on the competitive strategy plan. A competitive strategy is defined as the “specifics of management’s game plan for competing successfully and securing a competitive advantage over rivals in the marketplace.” (Peteraf-Gamble-Thompson‚ 2013). In addition‚ a competitive strategy helps the company provide its position and advantage in
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Panera Bread Case Study: Rising Fortunes? Executive Summary: 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
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Panera Bread Report First of all‚ this company is doing great. To big changes in strategy should not be done. The question is how to grow. I have put my efforts in finding problems that may occur while growing rapidly‚ and which strategies Panera Bread must concentrate on to manage a sustaining rapid growth without falling in to those potholes. Problems: 1. How to expand sales of evening meals‚ where there is more direct competition in finer dining? 2. The growth plan is very optimistic‚
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Chipotle Core competency Core competencies are the unique ability that a company acquired when the company initially setting up. It is the inborn competitive advantage that cannot be easily imitated by competitors. When Chipolite was born‚ its owner Steve Ells targeted it as the fresh and healthy fast food which means its products need to be fresh and fast delivery. In current dining market‚ there are three types of restaurants: full service‚ fast food and the restaurant in between. Chipotle belongs
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Chipotle: Food with integrity The strategy implemented by Chipotle is one that promotes their increasingly green “from Earth to table” supply chain. Chipotle serves “food with integrity” that is comprised of naturally raised beef‚ chicken‚ pork and organic vegetables. Their philosophy helps set them apart from competitors by creating a unique taste that is difficult to imitate. Another key part of Chipotle’s strategy is employee satisfaction. They believe that employee satisfaction will also lead
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is an example of a relatively recent entrant in the national fast-food space that has provided exceptional quality to customers. Chipotle started as a one-shop burrito restaurant in Denver in 1993 that today is a publicly traded company with $1.3 billion in revenues from 1‚000 restaurants. The company offers fast-casual‚ fresh Mexican food restaurants in the United States‚ UK‚ and Canada. In 2010 it had revenues of $1.74 billion. Chipotle has differentiated
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Chipotle was established in 1993 with the idea to demonstrate that fast food does not have to come with the typical “fast-food” experience. Chipotle’s niche market prefers high quality ingredients that’s healthy‚ tastes good‚ and uses classic cooking methods with unique interior design. Chipotle has changed the fast food market and uses the short and sweet mission statement to “forever provide food with integrity”. The company’s vision statement is “to change the way people think about and eat
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Oluyinka Fadahunsi Chipotle Mexican Grill “Food with Integrity” I. Key Problem Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) “Food with Integrity” founded in 1993 with the aim of reinventing Mexican food with a policy of Food with integrity and the commitment to finding the very best ingredients raised with respect for the animals‚ the environment‚ and the farmers. The company witnessed a tremendous growth over the years until October 18‚ 2012 when its stock price suffered a significant decline from a 52-week
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Chipotle’s History: Chipotle Mexican Grill was originally opened in 1993‚ in Denver‚ Colorado. By 1996‚ there were eight Chipotle serving the Denver area. Chipotle brings on outside investors in 1998‚ and by 1999 McDonald’s became Chipotle’s majority holder. The company went public in 2006 and listed under NYSE with symbol: CME. As of Dec 2011‚ the company operates 1‚230 restaurants in the U.S.‚ two in Toronto‚ Canada‚ and two in London‚ England. The founder and CEO‚ Steve Ells‚ started with
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