DiscussierPanera Bread
Panera Bread is a leading fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in bakery-cafe fare, tracing its origins to 1987 when Ken Rosenthal founded Au Bon Pain Co. and later acquired the Saint Louis Bread Company in 1993. Ron Shaich, who led the company, recognized the potential of the Saint Louis Bread concept and rebranded it nationally as Panera Bread, eventually selling off the Au Bon Pain division to focus entirely on the Panera brand. Headquartered in Sunset Hills, Missouri, Panera operates...