Inside the surprise Panera Brands deal
Niren Chaudhary, CEO of the newly formed fast-casual supergroup of Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, discusses why the trio banded together and what to expect.Photo courtesy Panera Bread
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Financing
Why chains should hit the pause button on aggressive growth
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Workforce
What’s all this to-do over unions?
Back in the day, restaurateurs didn’t have to worry about that sort of thing. Trouble is, we’re no longer back in the day, says RB's Reality Check.
Technology
The world’s fastest-growing restaurant company is a ghost kitchen
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