Top stock pics for 2015 dominated by QSR, pizza, fast casual

January 9, 2015

Quick-service, fast casual and pizza brands dominated top picks in the 2015 Best Restaurant Stock Pick Competition hosted by ICR.

Chief Concept & Innovation Officer resigns from Panera post

December 29, 2014

Panera EVP Scott Davis is stepping down after nearly 20 years with the company to focus on his health.

Panera Bread progressing toward animal welfare goals

December 17, 2014

Among its successes: 91 percent of Panera's pork supply is antibiotic-free, 80 percent of is beef is grass-fed and 100 percent of its chicken is…

Panera Bread set to open café with drive-thru in Ohio

December 15, 2014

Panera Bread will open its latest bakery café on Dec. 16 at 4031 Cascades Boulevard in Brimfield, Ohio. The new location will feature a drive-thru.

Northeastern Ohio Panera Bread offers You-Pick-Two special to vets

November 10, 2014

All veterans and military service members will receive a free You-Pick-Two by wearing his or her uniform or showing Military I.D. or discharge papers.

Sales up, margins down as Panera continues 2.0 transformation

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

October 30, 2014

Comps for company stores increased 2.1 percent and 0.7 percent for franchise stores while margins declined 2 percent due to food costs and costs related to…

Panera Bread names Anomaly as lead creative agency

September 10, 2014

Anomaly's responsibilities will span from brand positioning to creative strategy and development.

Panera ready for Apple Pay

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Panera Bread will be among the first to accept Apple Pay when it rolls out in a few weeks.

Panera asks customers to leave firearms outside

September 8, 2014

Panera is asking customers not to bring firearms into any of its stores.

Panera CFO resigns

August 4, 2014

Panera Bread Company today announced that Roger Matthews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned his position to pursue other…

Breakfast takes a bite out of Panera comps in Q2

The quarter represented the first time in six quarters the company registered a year-over-year increase in transactions.

Check out Panera To You

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

The store layout is dominated by ordering, order pick-up and wait-area seating.