Panera Bread/Saint Louis Bread Co. Franchise Press Releases and Franchise News

Panera Bread Recognizes Top Franchise Operator
Raleigh-Durham-based Breadwinners at the Triangle has been named Panera Bread's Featured Franchise Operator, an award which recognizes operational excellence among Panera Bread's 55 franchisee... more (10/9/2009)

Panera Bakes A Recipe For Success
The worst recession in a generation has brought most of the restaurant industry to its knees. That may leave Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich the last man standing. The restaurant industry suffered i... more (7/23/2009)

Panera Bread Launches Meeting Invite Service In Indianapolis
On July 7, the 14 Indianapolis-area Panera Bread locations will begin offering a free meeting invitation service to enable patrons to schedule business or social meetings to be held at Panera restaura... more (7/6/2009)

Sandwich Shop Chain Lures Customers With Tasty New Offerings
You won't find the crew at Panera Bread (PNRA) digging up old recipes to tantalize customers. As the recession kicked into high gear last year, management rolled out a strategy to heat up busin... more (3/29/2009)

Panera Bread Opens First Canada Location
Millennium Bread Inc. has opened Canada's first Panera Bread location in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill. The new location is the first of three Panera Bread locations franchisee Craig Mil... more (10/2/2008)

Panera Bread Franchise Coming To Richland
Panera Bread, an upscale cafe and restaurant, confirmed Friday that it will enter the Johnstown market this year. The new store will be at Richland Town Centre in Richland Township. Andrew Carl... more (1/17/2008)

Panera Franchise Expanding To Cover Eastern North Carolina
Breadwinners at the Triangle, LLC., owned by Joe and Diane Bastian and operating partner Casey Bastian, announced today a new agreement with Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) to develop additional bakery-ca... more (9/4/2007)

Panera Bread Reports Acquisition Of 32 Bakery-cafes From Franchisees In Illinois And Minnesota
Panera Bread Company (Nasdaq: PNRA) announced today that it has purchased 32 franchise-operated bakery-cafes and the area development rights for certain markets in Illinois and Minnesota for approx... more (6/21/2007)

Panera Inks New Franchise Deal For California
Panera Bread Co. said Monday that it formed an agreement with a new, four-member franchise group to develop 12 bakery-cafes in northern Orange County in California. The new franchise group includes... more (6/12/2007)

Panera Bread Franchise Finishes 2006 With Four Regional Awards
Joe and Diane Bastian, co-owners of Panera Bread, announced today that the company has been awarded four regional awards, reinforcing its commitment to excellent customer service and product innovatio... more (2/7/2007)

Panera Bread To Provide Business Update At Analyst Day Meeting
Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) today will host an Analyst Day to provide a business update that will include a discussion of long-term revenue growth targets, a sampling of the company's first produc... more (5/5/2006)

Panera Bread Recognized As The Top Performer In Restaurant Category For One-, Five- And Ten-year Returns To Shareholders
Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) today announced the company was recently highlighted by the Wall Street Journal in their 2006 ‘Shareholder Scoreboard,' for its outstanding stock performance withi... more (5/4/2006)

Cafe Chain To Replace Mac & Maggie's Panera Bread Is Coming To Town
Panera Bread Co., a trendy cafe chain, is opening in Roanoke County, and a spokeswoman for the franchise said it wants to land a second Roanoke Valley location next year. Blue Ridge Bread, a franc... more (2/22/2006)

Panera Bread Announces Plans For Continued Growth In Texas
Panera Bread (PNRA) today announced a new agreement with John and Randal Oudt and Bob Stewart to develop bakery-cafes in the San Antonio and Austin markets in Texas. The new franchise group brings ... more (2/6/2006)

Panera Bread: A Front Porch For The New Millennium
Panera or Starbucks? Whatever the choice, people flock to one or the other on a regular basis. They become true and dedicated customers. What is the allure of the modern day bakery-café? To be fair, ... more (2/2/2006)

Newest Panera Bread Franchise Group Led By Nfl Veteran Keyshawn Johnson To Develop Bakery-cafes In California
Panera Bread today announced an area development agreement with First Picks Bread Company, LLC for its continued expansion in California. The group plans to develop 12 bakery-cafes in Santa Barb... more (1/10/2006)

Helping Little Guys Compete
Wi-Fi has also become widespread even in small, local retail locations. Tina Harding, who owns Bart's Homemade, an ice cream and coffee shop in Amherst, Massachussetts, says her store has been off... more (1/4/2006)

Wi-fi Continues Its Extended Coffee Break
With as many as 95 percent of laptops shipping with Wi-Fi support, use of Wi-Fi hotspots has, by most reports, been growing quickly. This trend gives many businesses an opportunity to differentiate th... more (1/4/2006)

As Wi-fi Spreads, More Free Locations Popping Up
Kurt Peterson knows how to pick his Wi-Fi. "I go anywhere I can get it for free," he says. "Why should I pay? Enough people do it for free." Peterson, a Los Angeles union organizer... more (12/8/2005)

Panera Bread Announces Expansion In California And Ohio
Panera Bread today announced new agreements with Trigo Bread Company, LLC and Manna Development Group, LLC to develop additional bakery-cafes in markets contiguous with their current development areas... more (5/27/2005)

Panera Bread Signs Agreement To Develop 17 Bakery-cafes In California
Panera Bread Company announced an agreement with LA Doughmakers, L.L.C. to open 17 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in central Los Angeles county. This agreement is Panera Bread's second development agr... more (7/10/2002)

Panera Bread Enters Agreement For 10 Bakery-cafes In Houston
Panera Bread Company announced an agreement with the Cain Group of Little Rock, Ark., to open 10 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Montgomery, Harris and Fort Bend Counties in the Houston, Texas, area. Th... more (7/17/2001)

Panera Bread Signs Agreement To Open 20 Bakery-cafes In New York Area
Panera Bread Company announced an agreement with Edward W. Doherty of Doherty Enterprises in Allendale, NJ, to open 20 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. Doherty ... more (5/7/2001)

Panera Bread Announces Franchise Agreements To Develop 34 New Bakery-cafes
Panera Bread Co., the nation's leader in the specialty bread cafe category, announced today it has signed an agreement with Bill Walsh and Dale Wiggins, a new franchise partnership, to develop a t... more (1/10/2001)

Panera Bread Announces Development Agreements For 43 Bakery-cafes
Panera Bread Company announced agreements with three new franchisees to develop a total of 43 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in 5 states. Lee Howley, John Sapp, and Barry Thalden will each open 20, 13, an... more (7/20/2000)

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