Bruegger's Bagels

Bruegger's Bagels in Cincinnati to be rebranded as Einstein Bros.

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 03, 2025

Einstein Bros. has a new store prototype as the chain plots the addition of 100 new stores. The rollout begins in Ohio with a market-wide conversion of its sister brand.

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Assessing the mixed track record of the owner of Panera Bread

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 07, 2025

The Bottom Line: JAB Holdings gobbled up several mostly breakfast and coffee chains from 2012 through 2017. A few of its acquisitions have performed well, but others have stagnated, including the biggest.

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Father’s Day generates new takes on meal promotions

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 16, 2020

Restaurants offer both dine-in and to-go packages to celebrate dad.

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Bruegger's Bagels

May 03, 2019

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Panera’s parent voluntarily owns up to its Nazi past

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2019

The family controlling JAB Holding Co. acknowledges that an earlier version of the company used slave labor during World War II and that two predecessors were guilty of unprosecuted war crimes.

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