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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8 Panera Bread Company C A S E ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Panera Bread trying to achieve? * The competitive strategy that best fits Panera Bread is differentiation. The offer gourmet fast food to the urban area. There a triple threat with their competitive advantage : product‚ environment‚
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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 for Au Bon Pain. Between 1993 and 1997‚ average unit volumes at the
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This paper is about Panera Bread Company and the strategy it employs to become the best brand name of fresh bread in the United States. Panera Bread specializes in providing fresh goods‚ made-to-order sandwiches‚ salads‚ soups‚ custom roasted coffees and other cafe beverages. The company generates revenues through three business segments: company bakery-café operations‚ franchise operations and fresh dough operations. The company’s bakery-café operations segment is comprised of the operating activities
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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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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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Case Brief Panera Bread Context Panera Bread is a chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants in the United States that started out as Au Bon Pain Company in 1981 and was founded by Louis Kane and Ron Saich. The locations were mostly malls‚ shopping centers‚ etc. In 1993 APB purchased St. Louis Bread Co giving them 20 additional locations. During 1994 and 1995 market research concluded a need for quality dining which was fresh and fast. St. Louis locations went through major overhaul with
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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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Panera Bread Company Strategic Audit Ellen Carstensen Kelsey Kuhnmuench Brooke Unger Jason Gonzales Tony Martin Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………. SWOT…………………………………………………………………………………………….. Competitors……………………………………………………………………………………….. Key Success Factors……………………………………………………………………………… Porter’s Five Forces Model……………………………………………………………………….. Strategy Typology…………………………………………………………………………………
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Case Study Panera Bread Synopsis Panera Bread is a casual made-to-order fast food restaurant that offers specialty breads‚ sandwiches‚ tossed salads and soups. Established in 1981‚ with 1‚562 company owned and franchised locations‚ Panera Bread has moved into the forefront of the restaurant business‚ and has strategically penetrated the market while acquiring a robust amount of loyal customers. Most of the restaurants offer the choice of indoor and outdoor dining. A fireplace inside the restaurant
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