analysis of Panera Bread Company will focus on the demographic and sociocultural aspect of its general environment. Overall assessment of the industry environment will be specific to threat of new entrants and the rivalry among competing firms. Internal assessment will be based on – its resources/capabilities‚ core competences as a source of competitive advantage‚ weaknesses/competitive deficiencies‚ firm performance‚ business level strategy and corporate level strategy. General Environment The demographic
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What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Panera Bread trying to achieve? The driving concept behind Panera Bread was to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. Its artisan sourdough breads made with a crafts- man’s attention to quality and detail and its award- winning
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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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Executive Summary Panera Bread Company is a national bakery-café with 1027 quick service location across the U.S. and with plans to have 2000 outlets operating by end of 2010. Panera’s strategy is a focused differentiation strategy. Their strategic goal is to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. The revenues are generated through sales from company-operated stores‚ fees and royalties from franchisees and sales from fresh dough facilities
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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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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 Company Submitted to Dr. Desmarais December 17‚ 2011 Salem Analytics Catherine O’Neill Yasmeen Kouki David Kirby Christopher Titus Table of Contents Executive Summary Macro-environment Industry Analysis i. ii. iii. iv. v. Industry Drivers Five Forces Changes to the Industry Structure and Competitive Environment Existing Rivals Competitive Capabilities Analysis Key Success Factors Critical Issues the Industry Faces Panera Bread Company’s Competitive Capabilities i. ii.
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Panera Bread Case Analysis Michael Gibbons Strategic Management W 7:10 - 10:10 1. Panera Bread’s strategy is to provide a superior product to a diverse customer base. Panera Bread’s concept is “to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers.” Their strategy has allowed them to provide an alternative meal to fast food restaurants. Analyzing Chapter Five’s generic competitive strategies the most closely fit competitive approach that Panera Bread
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Overview Panera bread is a full service restaurant company founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich. In 1981 the duo started a company called Au Bon Pain Co‚ Inc which marked the beginning of their legacy. The company gained prominence in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and then went on to acquire Saint Louis Bread Company‚ a restaurant chain with almost twenty locations in the St. Louis area (Panera Bread‚ 2014). Their acquisition of the Saint Louis Bread Company in 1993 made them a force to be reckoned
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