Partial Example #2 for Panera Case part 1 analyis Excludes answers to #3 and 4‚ which were covered in the earlier example Item 1 The company’s mission statement‚ although I think of it more as a slogan‚ is “A loaf of bread in every arm.” The company is on a mission to extend the consumption of their baked products broadly in the areas where they operate. Their strength in this mission comes with their strategic locations in high traffic urban areas. These locations enable them to service
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5 Sep 2014 MGMT 479 Panera Case Study 16 Synopsis: “The Panera Bread legacy began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co.‚ Inc. Founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich a master baker. Corporate headquarters located in Saint Louis‚ Missouri‚ the company prospered throughout the 1980s and 1990s and became the dominant operator within the bakery-cafe category” (Panera Bread‚ 2014). The bakery-café concept capitalized on a confluence of current trends: the welcoming atmosphere of coffee shops‚ the food of sandwich
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PANERA BREAD COMPANY Panera is a specialty café anchored by an authentic‚ fresh dough artisan bakery and upscale quick service menu selections that include sandwiches and soups. Panera Bread primarily in suburban‚ strip malls‚ and regional malls locations that has a unique dining environment and serves higher quality products. Panera Bread`s broad use of differentiation strategy has assisted in their growth and profitability. When it comes to strengthening Panera’s competitive position their rivals
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SWOT Strengths Steady Fast growth: Panera is one of the fastest growing chains with sales over $200 million in 2001. According to exhibit 2 (Dess pg. 667) Panera Bread in 2002 ranked with the highest three-year sales growth rates as of June 2004. Panera Bread has about 1‚027 baker-cafes in the United States‚ and is widely recognized for driving the nationwide trend for specialty breads. This is very impressive for this type of fast-casual food industry. Part of exciting market segment: The
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where they eat‚ enjoy the view‚ or talk to friends while eating‚ or merely while away the time? Panera has assessed its capabilities and strengths and in the process has embarked to enter the food market on a very narrow segment of the market in terms of the uniqueness of its product – to serve customers who are looking for the fresh smell of home baked food‚ feel the joy of tasting fresh bread‚ enjoy the ambience of the restaurant and the view‚ or also to be able to work on their laptops and
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Case 8: Panera Bread Company 1. Panera Bread’s strategy is to make great bread broadly available to consumers across the US. The vision was to provide consumers with a high quality‚ authentic‚ fresh-dough artisan bakery and upscale quick-service dining experience. The following key elements comprise the Panera Bread strategy: a. Capitalize on market potential by opening both company-owned and franchised Panera Bread locations as quickly as possible. Management planned to expand the
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1980 Mr.Shaich started his first bakery called the cookie jar‚ and over three decades he merged with Au Bon‚ acquired St. Louis Bread Co.‚ and eventually morphed into Panera Bread (PNRA). In the past five years Panera’s stock has returned 243%‚ making it the second-best-performing U.S. restaurant after Chipotle (CMG). Shaich (pronounced "shake")‚ 58‚ had a big 2012: Panera‚ with $1.8 billion in revenue and $3.4 billion in system wide sales‚ including franchisees‚ joined the Fortune 1‚000 and in February
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Administration CASHEW BREAD A Feasibility Study Presented to the Faculty of College of Business Administration In Partial Fulfilment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Accountancy By: GRACIA‚ Grazielle Pauline F. MARQUEZ‚ Lister A. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter includes the different aspects that were considered in making the feasibility study. The proposed location of the business was also shown in this chapter. Background of the study Bread is one of the staple
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Panera Bread Company (2010) Company Strategic Audit Contents Intro 3 Strategic View and Decision Making 3 Growth Strategy 4 Market development 4 Market penetration 5 Product development 5 Differentiation (according to Porter) 5 Vertical Integration 6 Concentration Strategy (Focus Strategy) 6 Competitive advantage 7 Core Competencies 8 Business portfolio 9 Business development 10 Abell type model: 11 Customer Groups: 11 Technologies: 11 Needs of customers:
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Panera Bread began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co.‚ a fast-casual bakery and café chain‚ founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s‚ the chain grew along the east cost of the United States and internationally. It dominated in the bakery-café category. In 1993‚ Au Bon Pain Co. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company‚ which was founded by Kenneth Rosenthal. At this time‚ the Saint Louis Bread Company was in the midst of renovating its 20 bakery-cafes in the Saint Louis area. The concept’s
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