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Panera Bread

Consumer Trends

Pret A Manger buys a chain to fuel Veggie Pret’s growth

Pret parent JAB is adding the U.K.’s Eat to its stable, but for its conversion potential.

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Panera Bread

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Leadership

Panera Bread names Niren Chaudhary CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 26, 2019

The former Krispy Kreme executive will take over for the retiring Blaine Hurst.

Operations

Panera eyes new tap-and-go setup for coffee sales

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2019

The chain will test new technology to streamline a.m. service, part of a larger push to provide more convenience and higher-quality items.

Leadership

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.

Topics

Relations sour between Panera and Ron Shaich

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 21, 2019

Shaich’s new investment firm is suing the bakery-cafe chain over a recruitment agreement.

Operations

Panera’s pay-what-you-can experiment ends

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 05, 2019

The soup and sandwich chain plans to close its last Panera Cares store, saying it “is no longer viable.”

Leadership

Panera Bread makes 2 C-suite appointments

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 15, 2019

Former Sweetgreen President Karen Kelley was named chief restaurant officer and Sonic veteran Anita Vanderveer was appointed chief people officer.

Operations

The top 9 restaurant trends of 2018

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

A challenging year brought fundamental shifts in the market and a white-elephant sale of troubled concepts.

Consumer Trends

Panera, Cinnabon, Applebee’s aim for new delivery occasions

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 15, 2018

With so many restaurants offering delivery, how does a brand stand out? Here are three newly announced attempts.