News

Panera Bread readies for Q2 earnings

July 11, 2012

Panera Bread Company will report its fiscal 2012 second quarter results after the market close July 24, 2012.

The company will discuss its fiscal 2012 second quarter results on a call that also will be broadcast online at 7:30 a.m. Central time July 25, 2012.

The conference call dial in number is (888) 287-5516 with a participant code 9452544. Access to the call will be archived for two weeks under the Investor Relations sections on the company's website.

As the company gears up to release its second quarter results, The Wall Street Journal has indicated in its Earnings Preview that the economic slowdown in China and continued weakness in Europe are expected to drag on U.S. restaurant companies' profits in the second quarter.

The report highlights potential earnings challenges for Chipotle and Starbucks among other major chains.