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Financing

Panera apparently wants to go it alone again

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: The bakery/café chain is reportedly planning to sell Caribou and Einstein Bros. restaurant concepts three years after forming Panera Brands.

Financing

JDE Peet's will take over Caribou's coffee roasting operations

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 18, 2024

The global coffee maker is buying the coffee chain’s roasting operations and will start supplying coffee for the 800-unit chain.

Leadership

Panera Brands takes another step in its planned IPO

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 25, 2023

Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield, who is stepping down from that position in January, will become the company’s board chairman. Former Starbucks CFO Patrick Grismer will become lead independent director.

Food

Menu launches take on a slower summer pace

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 26, 2022

Taste Tracker: Cool drinks debut at Applebee’s, Sonic and Caribou Coffee; Velvet Taco and Baja Fresh change up tacos; KFC tests nuggets; it’s a wrap for Arby’s; and more menu news of the week.

Financing

The coffee business goes to the drive-thru

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 20, 2022

Giants like Starbucks and Domino’s are building more drive-thrus while regional drive-thru chains have exploded. And consumers are flocking to them.

Financing

Caribou Coffee trusts its operators and finds a new prototype

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 19, 2021

The Minneapolis-based coffee chain is making a big bet on its drive-thru concept, one it designed with some assistance from its top operators.

Operations

Caribou looks to build its brand with coffee delivery subscriptions

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 29, 2021

The Minneapolis-based chain on Wednesday launched home delivery for weekly or monthly subscriptions of coffee, tea and ready-to-drink, canned beverages.

Financing

As takeout explodes, coffee chains start ditching seats

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 06, 2019

Caribou Coffee is introducing a new small-format location, while Starbucks is eyeing a pickup-only store.

Food

15 items rocking chain menus around the world

By Patricia Cobe on May 14, 2019

Technomic’s look into global menu innovation reveals some surprises.

Top 500 Chains

Caribou Coffee

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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