Au Bon Pain

Ron Shaich to step down as Panera CEO

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

He'll be succeeded by Blaine Hurst, but will remain involved with the chain while simultaneously serving in a strategic role for owner JAB Holdings.

Food

5 ways to tap maple beyond breakfast

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 06, 2017

Maple flavors are growing at lunch and dinner and in beverages.

The skinny on trans fat

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2005

The skinny on trans fat What's trans fat and why are they saying all those terrible things about it?

Chowder

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 06, 2013

A steaming bowl of chowder certainly hits the spot on a chilly winter day. These places are warming up customers with classic seafood chowders and other hearty variations.

Workforce

Wildflower Bread Company's rules of hiring

By Sam Smith on Apr. 25, 2013

Founder and owner Louis Basile says they only hire A+ or “A+ potential” recruits using Wildflower’s “five core truths of hiring”:

Union bashes Au Bon Pain’s menu in new P.R. campaign

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 19, 2014

Unite Here has launched what it calls a “consumer education campaign” that asserts the bakery-café chain’s menu is anything but healthful.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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