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Panera’s CEO: We Are Changing The Fast Food Industry, Again In the 1980s, Ron Shaich changed the industry by introducing…
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Panera Announces 100% Franchisee Commitment to Panera 2.0
Today, Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) announced that 100% of its franchisees have committed to the eCommerce platform that will serve…
Panera Bread Issues Comprehensive Food Policy
Today, Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) shared a comprehensive set of commitments around food. The Food Policy, which is a formal…
Panera Bread Reveals Test Bakery
Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA), the restaurant founded on a commitment to fresh baked bread, is announcing a new test…
Panera Unveils Panera 2.0
Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) unveiled Panera 2.0 — a series of integrated technologies to enhance the guest experience for all…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 01/07/14
Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Santa…
Panera Bread Franchisee Group Signs Deal For 25 Units With The Pizza Studio
“Multi-concept franchisees are the smartest and best operators around.” Samit Varma Los Angeles-based fast-casual restaurant, The Pizza Studio, announced today…
Wait Nearly Over for Pizza Lovers in Charlotte
First area Pie Five Pizza restaurant to open Monday Beginning Monday, the pizza dining experience in Charlotte may never be…
Panera Suspends Latest Pay-What-You-Can Experiment
Panera Bread’s latest pay-what-you-can experiment will be retooled and brought back next winter as a seasonal offering rather than a…
How a Restaurant With No Cash Registers and No Prices Makes Money
A Panera Cares Café looks just like any one of the other 1600 Panera locations around the United States: the…
Panera Bread Co-CEO Bill Moreton to Transition to Executive Vice Chairman
Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) has announced that President and Co-CEO Bill Moreton will transition to Executive Vice Chairman due…
Great Food & Service Drive Loyalty to Fast-Casual Restaurants; Pei Wei, Culvers, Panera Score Best
In a recent survey of restaurant customers in the United States, when it comes to identifying what drives loyalty for…
Panera Bread Announces Appointment of Roger Matthews as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) – Ron Shaich, Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Bill Moreton, President…
Panera Bread Foundation Brings Panera Cares Community Cafe to Boston
The Panera Bread Foundation opened its fifth non-profit community cafe — called Panera Cares — today in Boston. The cafe…
Panera Bread Voted America’s Favorite Sandwich Chain
Panera Bread tops of the list of favorite sandwich chains, according to a national study from Market Force, a worldwide…
Panera Bread Foundation Brings Panera Cares Community Cafe to Chicago
The Panera Bread Foundation opened its fourth non-profit community cafe — called Panera Cares — today in Chicago. The cafe’s…
Panera Bread Expands Its New York Footprint With Manhattan Store
Continuing its expansion into Manhattan, Panera Bread announced the opening of its third bakery-cafe in the area. The new bakery-cafe…
Panera Bread Selects Creative Agency Cramer-Krasselt
Panera Bread has chosen Cramer-Krasselt as its new creative agency following an agency review. “We are very pleased to move…
PR Management Corporation Accelerates Daily Data Analysis with Mirus Enterprise
PR Management Corporation of Newton, Massachusetts, operates thirty Panera Bread franchisees in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Their POS systems…
Wingstop Signs Panera Franchisee for Multi-Unit Deal in the Southeast
Wingstop is expanding in the Southeast thanks to a development agreement to open several new locations throughout Georgia and South…
Maguire Named CEO of Friendly’s Ice Cream
Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC, the operator of Friendly’s restaurants and a distributor of ice cream products in leading supermarkets, today…
National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Faces of Diversity Awards Winners Illustrate the American Dream of Entrepreneurship
The National Restaurant Association honored three restaurant entrepreneurs with the 2012 Faces of Diversity American Dreamawards during a gala dinner…
National Restaurant Association Honors Bahjat Shariff with 2012 Faces of Diversity Award
The National Restaurant Association has honored Bahjat Shariff, Senior Vice President of Operations and Operating Partner for Panera Bread/Howley Bread…
Panera Bread Appoints Thomas Patrick Kelly, Interim CFO
Panera Bread Company announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Patrick Kelly Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective April…