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Workforce

Panda, Au Bon Pain, 7-Eleven are ordered to pay $5M for violating NYC's scheduling restrictions

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 16, 2023

The operators were accused of such infractions as changing schedules less than two weeks in advance, and not paying a bonus to workers who opened a restaurant after closing it the night before.

Food

Starbird's latest LTO flavors the menu with Chinese-American accents

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 25, 2023

Behind the Menu: Orange Chicken works across every menu category—tenders, wings, salads and sandwiches—a goal of the fast casual’s R&D.

Marketing

Au Bon Pain reveals brighter and modernized new look

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 06, 2022

Parent Ampex Brands plans to open its first Café of the Future next year and will remodel existing corporate units.

Financing

Au Bon Pain begins adding locations again

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 24, 2022

The bakery-café chain, which at one time helped launch Panera Bread, opened its first location under its new owners and has plans for more.

Food

Au Bon Pain tackles supply chain issues and rising costs with employee recipe contest

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 26, 2022

“Sandwich Madness” challenged team members to create new menu items using existing SKUs.

Financing

Franchisees start buying up brands

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 01, 2021

Large franchisees have scooped up Fuddruckers, Au Bon Pain and now Taco Cabana in recent days. But owning a brand is quite different, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Panera Bread sells Au Bon Pain to a Yum Brands franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

Ampex Brands Family of Companies, a 400-unit operator of Yum concepts and 7-Eleven, will acquire the concept, which is getting a new leadership team.

Marketing

What consumers are craving now

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 22, 2020

Sweets, sips and toasty sandwiches are the top menu choices.

Leadership

Tijuana Flats taps 35-year chain veteran for CEO post

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2019

The appointment is part of a realignment of top management at the regional fast-casual brand.

Top 500 Chains

Au Bon Pain

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

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