organization that I work for. I did this primarily for two reasons: to learn about the mission statement and operations strategy of another company and to apply the quality improvement concepts to a completely new operation’s environment. I chose The Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA). That is the place I have been studying for the last year where I could observe how they operate. During this time‚ I have seen several areas that could be improved. For this assignment I chose one in particular that has
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Panera Bread What do most people think of when the words “fast food” come to mind? The first thing that pops into a person’s brain are restaurants such as McDonald’s‚ Wendy’s‚ and so on. All of those places sell foods that are high in calories‚ sodium‚ fat‚ and sugar. When the restaurant Panera is mentioned‚ people usually think about how they have healthy food options and would never be considered a fast food restaurant. Panera Bread‚ is a popular American bakery and café chain. It is known for
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Luc Brubaker Professor Kozak English 110 Draft 1 13 September 2012 Author’s Note My intended audience in this essay is those people who have lost someone very dear to their heart and those people who have gone through the pain of the aftermath. To the people who know might have gotten over their loved one‚ but will always hold their moments with them forever. The purpose is to show that sometimes people might think they completely know someone‚ but there is always more to that person. In this
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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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1 - Energy Costs Find information on energy cost: Advantages (government websites) 2 - Cost of Equity‚ Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) Cost of equity 1. Formula Risk Free Rate + (Market Premium x Overall Company Beta) 2. Each part a. Risk free rate (10-year T-bill) i. bond rating chosen * interest rate * b. Market premium c. Beta i. Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) 1. Formula Weight of Debt x After-Tax Cost of Debt) + (Debt to Equity x Cost of Equity) 2. WACC (important – why is it important
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The Strategic Management Model: Businesses vary in the processes they use to formulate and direct their strategic management activities. Sophisticated planners‚ such as General Electric‚ Procter & Gamble‚ and IBM‚ have developed more detailed processes than less formal planners of similar size. Small businesses that rely on the strategy formulation skills and limited time of an entrepreneur typically exhibit more basic planning concerns than those of larger firms in their industries. Understandably
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Financial Analysis of Panera Bread Company Stock ticker symbol: PNRA Exchange where traded: NASDAQ Stock Market‚ Inc. Headquarters Address: 3630 S. Geyer Road‚ St. Louis‚ MO 63127 Tel: (314) 984-1000 I Company Overview General information Panera Bread Company is one of the largest food service companies in the United States which owns‚ operates‚ and franchises retail bakery-cafes with 1‚453 locations in 40 states‚ the District of Columbia‚ and Ontario‚ Canada. Having approximately 60 customers
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Organization and Management of Panera Bread The formation of Panera Bread began in 1978 when Louis Kane bought Au Bon Pain‚ a retail producer of baked goods. Kane changed it to a wholesale business by opening two cafes and staffing them with bakers and employees‚ but high production costs made it impossible to cover his overhead. In 1981 Kane decided to remain responsible for site selection and financing‚ but he chose Robert Shaich to help turn the company around as President of internal operations
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onto my hand and looking both ways before she drug me across the street. "You’re gonna pull my arm out of it’s socket if you keep going!" I giggled slightly and she laughed. "Sorry." She let my arm go and we walked into Panera Bread to grab ourselves dinner. "Hi! Welcome to Panera Bread‚ only two?" The hostess looked at us both and I gave her a warm smile‚ nodding my head. She smiled‚ grabbing two menu’s and walking us to a table outside. I grinned‚ hoping she would let us sit outside. It was a nice
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Proposition 19: Denied. California voters recently disapproved Proposition 19‚ also known as “Regulate‚ Control‚ and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010”‚ which would have legalized the recreational use of Marijuana‚ or Cannabis‚ to citizens of the state. November 2nd‚ 2010 not only marked the opening of the polls in California‚ but as a precedent in voting history‚ as the people voted either for or against this controversial proposition‚ though ultimately the bill was defeated. With the denial of this
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