Penn State Erie - The Behrend College Case 2: Panera Bread Company KAILEY JOYCE 2/27/2012 1. An analysis of Panera Bread Company’s financial situation shows some financial pros and cons for potential inventors. The company has reported increasing sales as well as net income since 2002. Panera Bread Company has also reported increasing earnings per share every year which is an attractive statistic for investors. The company has consistently proven that they can make money. Figure 1
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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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components of Panera Bread’s value chain? The primary components of Panera Bread’s value chain are 2. What strategic issues and problems does Panera Bread management need to address? The strategic issues and problems that Panera Bread management needs to address are to do with their previously discussed strategy. They want to provide premium bakery and café experience‚ broaden their stores and locations in the states‚ and make Panera a nationwide brand name. The management at Panera needs to
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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 annual report‚ Panera chairman
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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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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 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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PANERA BREAD Katrina Coppage‚ Keith Fleming‚ Errol Hampton‚ & Blake Wallace MGMT 4303 INTRODUCTION: Panera Bread is one of the great American success stories of breaking trends‚ and shaking up the market with complete innovation. Not only were they successful‚ but they were able to achieve this success while doing things their own way. Product and Service differentiation were the keys to this bakery-café’s success. Before Panera Bread’s creation in ___‚ never had a business combined the relaxing
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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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Case Study of the Panera Bread Company Lawrence Technological University Author Note This paper was prepared by Bruce S. Silver for Marketing Management 6013‚ taught by David Gregorich‚ MBA‚ Ed.D. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study the Panera Bread Company‚ and do a case analysis based upon the reading’s from the book Marketing Management: Knowledge And Skills‚ Eleventh Edition by Donnelly‚ and Peter (2013)‚ and The 5 C’s and Strategic Marketing Basics (2013)
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