Panera Bread Strengths Fresh baked bread everyday Majority of their bakeries offer free WIFI It is a healthier option than fast food places. Merged together Au Bon Pain and St. Louis Bread Company. Bread dough’s are made offsite at the company 17 manufacturing plants. Offers Panera kids menu. Removed trans fats from its menu. Weaknesses The prices are higher than many fast food restaurants. They have a very weak dinner menu. Organic and high quality food=high prices Small number
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From reading the case I found that Panera Bread uses the broad differentiation strategy. Panera bread has been able to create value to their food that is not easily matched or cheaply copied by rivals. Panera Bread’s breads‚ bagels‚ and muffins are made fresh daily. The professionally trained bakers spend about 48 hours making the dough‚ which is then distributed on a 220 degree temperature controlled truck operated by Panera personnel to ensure optimal freshness (C-136). Also‚ the trucks only travel
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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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My recommendation for Panera Bread is to change its marketing strategy by innovating with a promotional strategy even if there are no direct competitors that replicated Panera’s business model. The company needs to promote its quality menu through promotional strategies undertaken to attract new customers in its bakery-cafes. Although the company is perpetually competitive alert‚ it should not forget that the novelty effect has an influence on customers and they may have to try the newly opened dining
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Green Panera Bread - Case Analysis June 10‚ 2010 Overview Panera Bread‚ also called St. Louis Bread Company was founded in 1981. Rated high as a bakery-café restaurant‚ they serve a variety of breads‚ soups‚ and salads. Panera is considered a “quick casual” restaurant offering sit-down dining and catering services. Panera Bread is now a publicly traded company with over 70 locations in 10 states and Company highlights include: * As reported by The Wall Street Journal‚ Panera Bread
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78 | 20.75 | ROA | 10.9 | 8.22 | 10.28 | 12.1 | 13.23 | Current ratio | 1.83 | 1.19 | 2.26 | 1.56 | 1.48 | Working capital | 26937 | 24355 | 179825 | 119169 | 114785 | Total debt-asset ratio | 16.67 | 35.86 | 28.68 | 35.58 | 36.23 | Debt to equity ratio | 21.5 | 56.16 | 40.22 | 55.23 | 56.82 | Longterm debt to capital ratio | 0.172 | 0.215 | | | | From the end of fiscal 2002 through the end of fiscal 2011‚ Panera Bread company (PBC)’s net revenues grew from 282225
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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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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 day‚ considering it was fall. We sat down in our seat and she sat the menu’s down. "Okay‚ so what would
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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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