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Panera buys Au Bon Pain

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

The acquisition will provide Panera with an entry into nontraditional sites, and reunite management with a brand Panera once owned and operated.

Fast Casual Continues to Lead Chain Restaurant Growth

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 15, 2012

CHICAGO (May 15, 2012 - PRNewswire)—Fast-casual chains strengthened their gains on the overall restaurant industry, with the top 150 fast-casual chains...

Panera cleans up its kids menu

By Kelsey Squire on Aug. 11, 2016

As part of its new “Kids Meal Promise,” the chain will remove artificial ingredients from offerings tailored to its youngest diners.

Leadership

Meet the least-known successful exec in restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 16, 2017

Boyd Hoback oversees two successful chains, including a rare exception to the downturn in casual dining. So who is he?

Restaurants that moved me

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 12, 2013

Senior Editor Pat Cobe talks about how restaurants came to the rescue before, during and after a recent move from New York to Chicago, nourishing both body and soul.

Off-premise separates restaurant sales stars from also-rans

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 02, 2016

Recent earnings reports show a correlation between positive comp sales and customers eating outside of restaurants, but not all brands are convinced.

Operations

Top restaurant newsmakers of 2017

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 27, 2017

Count Mother Nature squarely among the parties generating the loudest buzz, along with a hotelier in a new job and a one-time online bookseller.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Servers under siege

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2014

Many industry savants see service as the area where restaurants can distinguish themselves. Then why are so many trying to cut server-customer interaction?

3 cheers for a restaurant Festivus

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 24, 2016

For a day, we wanted to forget the industry's problems and focus on why restaurants deserve a holiday of their own. Here are three random reasons.

Leadership

Panera’s Ron Shaich plots his next transformation

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2018

The longtime industry veteran is not done with restaurants yet, including a number of small upstart chains.

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