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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BUS 480 Strategic Audit Michelle Herndon (2012) Case Number and Title Case 32: Panera Bread Company (2010): Still Rising Fortunes? CURRENT SITUATION Panera Bread’s intention is “to make Panera Bread a nationally recognized brand name and to be the dominant restaurant operator in the specialty bakery-café segment.” Panera experienced competition from many numerous sources in its trade areas. Their competition was with specialty food‚ casual dining and quick service cafes‚ bakeries‚ and
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Green Panera Bread - Case Analysis June 10‚ 2010 Overview Panera Bread‚ also called St. Louis Bread Company was founded in 1981. Rated high as a bakery-café restaurant‚ they serve a variety of breads‚ soups‚ and salads. Panera is considered a “quick casual” restaurant offering sit-down dining and catering services. Panera Bread is now a publicly traded company with over 70 locations in 10 states and Company highlights include: * As reported by The Wall Street Journal‚ Panera Bread
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Panera Bread Company Crafting and Executing Strategy Executive Summary The Panera Bread Company is starting 2007 with unfinished goals and missed targets previously set and a review of their strategy is in order to continue their ongoing success. The company has grown substantially since its inception in the competitive restaurant industry; however‚ an aggressive target of 2‚000 Panera Bread bakery-cafes will require a focused strategic plan. The company has a strong base with loyal customers
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Synopsis Panera Bread Company began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co. founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich . Ron Shaich befriended cofounder Louis Kane in 1980‚ shortly after opening the Cookie Jar bakery in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Kane‚ a venture capitalist‚ had recently purchased the Au Bon Pain Company in 1978. Shaich was interested in “adding bread and croissants to his menu to stimulate morning sales” . Shaich recalled‚ “50‚000 people a day were going past my store‚ and I had nothing to sell
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MSA 603 Week 2 Assignment Panera Bread 1. SWOT Analysis Strengths a. Minimal Long-Term Debt. Most expansion is financed by cash flow from operations. b. Quality control is maintained by making fresh dough daily at one of several fresh dough facilities. The dough is then transported daily from the facility to stores and baked fresh in the store. The average length of each trip is 300 miles. c. Strong brand recognition. d. Free Wi-Fi at most locations. However‚
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Panera Bread PART A: INTRODUCTION: Company/Industry: Louis Kane and Ron Shaich founded a bakery-café called Au Bon Pain Company Inc. in 1981. The company grew and prospered through the 1980’s and 90’s. In 1993 the company purchased Saint Louis Bread Company which had 20 locations. Between 1993 and 1997 the company expanded with an additional 100+ Saint Louis Bread bakery-cafes opening throughout the States. In 1997 the company also changed the name of all Saint Louis Bread locations outside
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Case 3 – Panera Bread. Panera Bread is a quickly expanding bakery-café with 1‚493 company owned and franchised operated bakery-cafés in 40 states and the District of Columbia and Ontario Canada by mid-2011. Under the names Panera Bread‚ Saint Louis Bread Company and Paradise Bakery & Café reported revenue of $1.5 billion with average sales of $2.2 million per store location and an average of 6 million customers system wide each week. 1. Panera Bread’s strategy is to be a premium specialty
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Case Brief Panera Bread Context Panera Bread is a chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants in the United States that started out as Au Bon Pain Company in 1981 and was founded by Louis Kane and Ron Saich. The locations were mostly malls‚ shopping centers‚ etc. In 1993 APB purchased St. Louis Bread Co giving them 20 additional locations. During 1994 and 1995 market research concluded a need for quality dining which was fresh and fast. St. Louis locations went through major overhaul with
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Panera Bread is a company of small beginnings‚ starting out as a chain of small scale bakery-cafes along the east coast to having over 1‚200 locations in over 40 states. Panera is a company that strives to project an inviting atmosphere in all of its establishments. Panera’s stores are mostly located in suburban areas with heir target customers being urban workers and suburban dwellers. “A loaf of bread in every arm” is the mission statement of Panera Bread. Panera Bread bakes more bread
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