Panera Bread Company’s Growth Strategy Case Analysis Among the crowded field of casual‚ quick-service restaurants in America‚ the distinctive blend of genuine artisan bread and a warm‚ comfortable atmosphere has given Panera Bread Company a golden opportunity to capture market share and reward shareholders through well-planned growth. With the objective of opening approximately 1‚000 more bakery-cafes in the next three years‚ Panera Bread Company must make prudent strategy decisions about
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CASE STUDY: Panera Bread Company GM 691 Strategic Management Seminar for Leaders [pic][pic][pic] Prepared by Iryna Zaytseva Introduction Panera Bread Company is one of the businesses in the US Food Indusrty / bakery-cafe chain. Since its start ‚ it has grown significantly and has acquired a name for producing quality natural foods though in the initial periods. It has been more than 10 years ‚ since this company was formed. PB started with a modest 50 million USD investment in 1999 and
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Panera Bread Summary Panera Bread is a nationwide known eatery that provides premium foods in a sophisticated atmosphere. Panera Bread is in the line of bakery-café. They decided to set themselves apart from eateries such as McDonald’s‚ Wendy’s‚ and Burger King. The stores are equipped with very intimate settings and Wi-Fi. Panera Bread specializes in a variety fresh baked bread and meal options for the health conscience customer. SWOT Analysis Strengths • Panera Bread is known nationwide
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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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Banera Bread “Case Analysis” Davenport University BUS520 Professor Shaps Table of Contents Synopsis of the situation...............…...............................................................................................3 Key issues........................................................................................................................................4 Identification of one key problem and the opportunity……………………................................
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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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traveling costs‚ or planning is required. The convenience factor is now added which is a very important in the American lifestyle today. Unlike the fast food competitors‚ our new dessert will keep us at the top of the fast-casual‚ bakery-café industry by continuing to provide for the millions of Americans who are looking to eat healthy. While competitors are struggling to keep up with today’s prominent healthy-eating trend‚ we remain a valuable asset to the cause. We will use mass marketing
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borrowed funds or provide return on investment to equity funds V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Panera Bread My business plan outline is based on the things needed to start my own Panera Bread. In this outline‚ I plan to show a clear understanding of the needs of starting this company. This outline is the basis for how I plan on starting my business. As time moves along and I have more experience with my Panera once I started‚ I plan on changing the business plan to keep up with
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“Thirty years ago‚ Ron Shaich set out to change the world by changing the way America eats. He’s done that with not one‚ but two successful restaurant brands. By co-founding Au Bon Pain‚ Co. Inc. and founding Pan-era Bread‚ Shaich shook up the industry by offering an antithesis to fast food – hand made‚ artisan food served in warm and welcoming environments by people you can trust.”(KANAI‚ 2012) This quote describes how Shaich and colleagues started to create their cafe bakery and change the way
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Organization This case study identified many strengths Panera Bread has including those dating back to Au Bon Pain Company; however‚ this section will only identify those strengths associated with the current position of Panera Bread Company. First and foremost is customer service. The company has been awarded with two major customer service awards including the J.D. Power and Associates’ restaurant satisfaction study which ‘‘ranked Panera Bread highest among quick-service restaurants in the Midwest
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