Panera Bread Company 2012 Annual Report to Stockholders April 18‚ 2013 Dear Stockholder‚ For years now‚ you have heard us say that the real test of a company is its ability to generate shareholder value over the long-term. With that said‚ we realize that a management team’s credibility is built by delivering results year-over-year‚ quarter-by-quarter. Thus‚ we are pleased to report that 2012 was another extraordinary year for Panera. We’re proud to have exceeded our earnings targets in
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Panera Bread is a renowned restaurant that has come about from the merging of great companies and people. However‚ the beginning was actually with Au Bon Pain which was started in Boston’s Feneuil Hall as a demonstration bakery. Louis Kane was struck by this store’s growth potential and purchased the business in 1978. Between 1978 and 1981 the company opened 13 stores‚ but subsequently closed 10 of these stores‚ in the Boston area and had major debt. Ronald Shaich‚ a recent graduate from Harvard
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Explain what Tutankhamun’s tomb reveals about ancient Egyptian daily life and beliefs The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter with the help of Lord Carnarvon in September 1922 provides a great insight into ancient Egyptian daily life and after life beliefs. Tutankhamun’s tomb includes four rooms; the annex‚ treasury‚ antechamber and burial chamber. The artifacts in each of these chambers reveal information about the funeral proceedings‚ the role of the pharaoh‚ foreign influences‚ religion
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What Can Bones Reveal About Humans? In the article “Ancient Genes and Modern Health‚” authors S. Boyd Eaton and Melvin Konnor reveal the diet of Paleolithic ancestors‚ nutritional variations that accompanied the advancement of agriculture‚ and common illnesses that were frequent in the West but not in hunter-gatherers. As anthropologists have discovered much evidence that early humans were once primarily scavengers and gatherers of plants‚ much valuable information can be revealed about early history
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Strengths1) Facebook ’s head count was just under 4‚000 employees‚ which is up 50% from last year.2) Facebook’s monthly active users grew 29% from last year to 955 million users. | Weaknesses1) Net loss $157 million overall.2) FB’s IPO fizzled on a combination of technical glitches and overhyped expectations.3) Costs and expenses nearly tripled from a year ago to $1.93 billion due to $1.3 billion of stock-based compensation and related payroll expenses.4) Facebook is struggling to meet
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Leadership Team and Board of Directors Panera’s Executive Team is led by Ronald M. Shaich‚ Founder‚ Chairman of the Board and co-CEO and William “Bill” Moreton‚ President and co-CEO. In March 2012‚ to signify their partnership and shared commitment to Panera‚ the company announced that Ron Shaich and Bill Moreton would share the title of CEO. Shaich is directing a range of long term innovation and strategic initiatives for the company. The additional members of Panera’s Leadership Team are: • Charles
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Dell Situation Analysis and SWOT By: Nicole Saathoff History Dell was started in 1984 by a college student‚ Michael Dell. Dell started the company off out of his college dorm room. He bought IBM compatible computer parts at wholesale prices and built computers that resembled IBM models. He sold them to people looking for a PC but not wanting to pay the retailer prices. After making $80‚000/mo‚ he dropped out of college and started Dell Computer Corp.(Free Encyclopedia of Ecommerce) He started
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Executive Summary Caroline’s Real Bread Company are a small village bakery who produce and sell a variety of niche breads to cater for specific needs. Emphasis is placed on high-quality‚ fresh organic products. Their products are sold through their website‚ farmers markets‚ food festivals and other outlets. They also provide bread for specialist restaurants and café’s. This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current state of the grocery market‚ and provides recommendations on the
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of Panera bread is amazing and the customers that it attracts are happy and nice. This environment is this way because of the way employees interact with the customers. When I go into work I am happy to be there and ready to help anyone who comes in. I believe one of the biggest ways to make someone’s day is greeting them with a smile when they first walk in‚ I think a smile can help make someone’s day better. First impressions are very important. Showing people you care about them‚ is what I feel
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A CATEGORY ATTRACTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE LAPTOP INDUSTRY IN INDIA. SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: DR.SATYA PRASAD VK VAIBHAV AGARWAL (SEAT NO: 26) URVASHI DUGGAL (SEAT NO: 25) SAURABH (SEAT NO: 51)
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