where they eat‚ enjoy the view‚ or talk to friends while eating‚ or merely while away the time? Panera has assessed its capabilities and strengths and in the process has embarked to enter the food market on a very narrow segment of the market in terms of the uniqueness of its product – to serve customers who are looking for the fresh smell of home baked food‚ feel the joy of tasting fresh bread‚ enjoy the ambience of the restaurant and the view‚ or also to be able to work on their laptops and
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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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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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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 PART A: INTRODUCTION: Company/Industry: Louis Kane and Ron Shaich founded a bakery-café called Au Bon Pain Company Inc. in 1981. The company grew and prospered through the 1980’s and 90’s. In 1993 the company purchased Saint Louis Bread Company which had 20 locations. Between 1993 and 1997 the company expanded with an additional 100+ Saint Louis Bread bakery-cafes opening throughout the States. In 1997 the company also changed the name of all Saint Louis Bread locations outside
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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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Synopsis Panera Bread Company began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co. founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich . Ron Shaich befriended cofounder Louis Kane in 1980‚ shortly after opening the Cookie Jar bakery in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Kane‚ a venture capitalist‚ had recently purchased the Au Bon Pain Company in 1978. Shaich was interested in “adding bread and croissants to his menu to stimulate morning sales” . Shaich recalled‚ “50‚000 people a day were going past my store‚ and I had nothing to sell
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Business Stratgery / Case: Panera Bread Company / Igor Maas / 02.15.2008 The main challenge is to determine how Panera Bread can continue to achieve high growth rates in the future. Panera Bread is operating in an extremely high competitive restaurant market which forces the company to improve and to grow steadily for staying profitable. The company’s mission statement of putting “a loaf of bread in every arm” is just underlying Panera’s commitment for growing. They are now in a good financial
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