Panera Bread Company 0. INTRODUCTION The Panera Bread legacy began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co.‚ Inc. Founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich‚ the company prospered along the east coast of the United States and internationally throughout the 1980s and 1990s and became the dominant operator within the bakery-cafe category. In 1993‚ Au Bon Pain Co.‚ Inc. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company‚ a chain of 20 bakery-cafes located in the St. Louis area. The company then managed a comprehensive re-staging
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industry Yes‚Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) operates the signature restaurant chain Panera Bread‚ selling hand-crafted breads‚ sandwiches‚ salads‚ and drinks. Panera Bread bakery-cafes are often associated with the concept of “fast casual”‚ a mixture between fast food and more upscale casual dining. Customers still pay for their food at the counter‚ like a traditional fast food restaurant‚ but Panera arranges tables and chairs to be conducive to group meetings. Most Panera Bread restaurants are located
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Panera Bread by NICOLE MARLEAU Independence University July 25‚ 2013 Panera Bread Ever wanted to eat healthy without having to wait for restaurant prepared meal‚ but still get the same experience as a restaurant? Then seek out a Panera Bread bakery-café! Panera Bread is a café bakery‚ established in 1981 by Ronald M. Shaich and William W. Moreton in St. Louis‚ MO (Panera Bread‚ 1999). It serves healthy food alternatives to the food you normally find in a fast food restaurant. They serve bread
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Mold can grow in many different places. There are four different types of mold. Mold is impossible to see with the naked eye without a microscope. There is a type of mold called “Zygomycota”. Zygomycota grows mainly of fruit. Zygomycota is the type of mold that I will be working with in my science fair project. Zygomycota is one of the types of mold that are invisible to the naked eye in the early stages of development. Zygomycota grows on high sugar sources. So mostly on fruit and sugary
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Are you fighting against mold? The mold you find in indoor environments is typically caused by excessive moisture or humidity. While there is some degree of mold in every building‚ excessive amounts and certain types of mold are problematic for residents. These molds promote health concerns‚ both aggravating existing problems and causing new ones. That’s why it’s important to have certified indoor air quality professionals address all mold problems quickly and effectively. At Indiana Restoration
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1- The driving concept behind Panera Bread is to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. Panera Bread’s distinctive menu‚ signature café design‚ inviting ambience‚ operating systems and unit location strategy allowed it to compete successfully in five submarkets of the food away from home industry: breakfast‚ lunch‚ daytime “chill out”‚ light evening eat in or take out‚ and take home bread. In his letter to shareholders‚ in the company’s 2005
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profitabilitythe threat of substitutes‚ the threat of new entrants‚ and rivalry among existing firmsare high. Despite these threats to industry profitability‚ one restaurant chain is moving forward in a very positive direction. St. Louisbased Panera Bread Company‚ a chain of specialty bakery-cafés‚ has grown from 602 company owned and franchised units in 2003 to over 877 today. In 2005 alone‚ its sales increased by 33.6% and its net income increased by 35.2%. So what’s Panera’s secret? How is it that
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Panera Bread Co. What strategic issues and problems does Panera Bread management need to address? With Panera Bread seeking rapid expansion and greater market share growing will lead to many problems. • Training employees and management • Supplier networks • Regional specific tastes and menus • Real-estate acquisitions • Warehousing • Product creation(Bakery dough) • Advertising • Franchise owner support • Distribution(Some delivery routes are up to 500 miles) What is Panera Bread’s
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Making the Dough at Panera Bread Company Terri Wilson John Totherow Rebecca Hall March 3‚ 2013 Executive Summary Repetti and Vincelette (2005) found that Panera Bread Company “Panera” opened 419 new bakery-café stores from the initial unit expansion beginning in 1999 through 2003 as system-wide revenues increased (p. 29-1). Annualized unit volumes and system-wide comparable sales percentages declined each year since 2003 indicating a decrease in company growth and narrowing profit-margin
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Miami. At that places‚ people maybe know more or less about Panera Bread‚ enlarge the market that help company improve their brand awareness‚ also can improve profits. Panera Bread need inspect the low penetration markets cities or pilot project. Open new stores at untapped markets. Like New York City‚ New Orleans and Toronto. As a franchise restaurant‚ Panera Bread need open new market to attract people come the restaurant‚ Panera Bread need open new one at a big city like New York. Firstly we need
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