Chipotle vs. Panera Bread Company Introduction Fast Casual Restaurant fast casual restaurant is a type of restaurant that does not offer full table service but promises a higher quality of food and atmosphere than a fast food restaurant. In the USA it is a relatively new and growing concept to fill the space between fast food and casual dining. The typical cost per meal is in the US$8–$15 range. Two emerging fast casual restaurants are Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. When Chipotle
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Running head: PANERA BREAD CASE Title: Panera Bread Strategy Ron Johnson March 1‚ 2009 Southwestern College Professional Studies Abstract This case study is about Panera Bread Company and its strategy it wishes to employ to become the best brand name of fresh bread in the United States. Panera Bread’s use of a broad differentiation strategy has helped their profitability and growth and rivals have found it hard to compete with the competitiveness of Panera Bread. A SWOT analysis will reveal
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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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Bristol and Liverpool: The demise and rise of rival ports in the eighteenth century slave trade. In the early eighteenth century‚ Bristol’s dominant position as a slave trading port remained virtually unchallenged. Yet‚ by the end of the century‚ Liverpool firmly established its status as Britain’s leading slave trading port‚ surpassing Bristol completely. Despite some similarities between the rival ports‚ a number of factors‚ decisions and circumstances serve to explain Liverpool’s magnificent
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The analysis of Panera Bread Company will focus on the demographic and sociocultural aspect of its general environment. Overall assessment of the industry environment will be specific to threat of new entrants and the rivalry among competing firms. Internal assessment will be based on – its resources/capabilities‚ core competences as a source of competitive advantage‚ weaknesses/competitive deficiencies‚ firm performance‚ business level strategy and corporate level strategy. General Environment
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Panera currently serves “fresh baked goods‚ including a variety of freshly baked bagels‚ breads‚ muffins‚ scones‚ rolls‚ and sweet goods‚ made-to-order sandwiches on freshly baked breads‚ hearty‚ unique soups and side items‚ freshly prepared and hand-tossed salads‚ and custom roasted coffees and cafe beverages‚ such as hot or cold espresso and cappuccino drinks and smoothies” (Panera Bread Company‚ 2011). This is essentially Panera’s competitive
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Partial Example #2 for Panera Case part 1 analyis Excludes answers to #3 and 4‚ which were covered in the earlier example Item 1 The company’s mission statement‚ although I think of it more as a slogan‚ is “A loaf of bread in every arm.” The company is on a mission to extend the consumption of their baked products broadly in the areas where they operate. Their strength in this mission comes with their strategic locations in high traffic urban areas. These locations enable them to service
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Overview Panera bread is a full service restaurant company founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich. In 1981 the duo started a company called Au Bon Pain Co‚ Inc which marked the beginning of their legacy. The company gained prominence in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and then went on to acquire Saint Louis Bread Company‚ a restaurant chain with almost twenty locations in the St. Louis area (Panera Bread‚ 2014). Their acquisition of the Saint Louis Bread Company in 1993 made them a force to be reckoned
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Fast food restaurants started to change farming and food distribution as early as the 1950’s. Dick and Mac McDonald were the first to revolutionize the drive up restaurants when they redeveloped their BBQ joint into the type of McDonalds we know today that serves burgers and fries.(Ganzel) Others soon caught on to what the McDonalds brothers had going‚ and fast food restaurants started opening up everywhere. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in 1952. By 1954 Burger King opened and became the
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Chairman of Panera Bread Company‚ combined the ingredients and cultivated the leavennign agent that catalyzed the companys phenomenal growth. ** Under Saich’s guidance‚ Paneras total systemwde revenues rose from 350.8 Million in 2000 to 1353.5 million in 2009‚ consisting of 1‚153.3 million from company-owned bakery-café sales‚ 78.4 million from franchise roylalties and fees‚ and 121.9 million from fresh dough sales to ffranchisees. Panera’s shares have outperformed every major restaurant stock over
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