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Panera net up 15 percent in Q3
October 21, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Comparable-store sales at Panera Bread increased 3 percent in company-owned stores and 3.5 percent in franchised stores for the quarter ended Sept.
read nowSpicy Pickle acquires Bread Garden Urban Cafes
October 2, 2008
DENVER, Colo. — Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. has acquired Bread Garden Franchising Inc., the franchisor of the Bread Garden Urban Cafes, a chain of franchised…
read nowPanera Bread opens first Canada location
October 1, 2008
TORONTO — Millennium Bread Inc. has opened Canada's first Panera Bread location in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill. The new location is the first of…
read nowCorner Bakery announces executive hires
September 24, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Corner Bakery Cafe has announced that it has added three new members to its executive team. Richard Peabody joins Corner Bakery as chief…
read nowPanera earnings on track
September 16, 2008
Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. rose $1.45, or 3.1 percent, to end at $49. Panera stock bucked the overall market and rose Monday after the…
read nowChicago Corner Bakery closes after sewage backup
September 4, 2008
Chicago Business News: The Corner Bakery Café in Chicago's Sears Tower was shut down Sept. 4, 2008, after Chicago's Department of Public Health found raw…
read nowBruegger's inks Tampa development deal
August 26, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced a new development agreement with S.S.S. Properties Inc. to open three new bakeries in Tampa…
read nowBread & Co. earns Inc. 5,000 ranking
August 25, 2008
NASHVILLE — Inc. magazine has ranked Nashville, Tenn.-based Bread & Co. as one of America's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. This…
read nowPanera Bread to change operations stratgy
August 24, 2008
Chicago Tribune: Panera Bread Co. is going to change its sales-growth strategy in an attempt to get more cash from each customer, rather than just attracting…
read nowTexas operator signs with Einstein Noah
August 20, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has signed a multiunit development agreement with restaurateur Charles Loflin to franchise Einstein Bros.
read nowPanera Bread names Synergy agency of record
August 18, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — Panera Bread Co. has selected Synergy Marketing Group Inc. as the agency of record for its Indiana bakery cafes. In this role, Synergy will…
read nowBruegger's inks 20-unit Manhattan development deal
August 13, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced a new development agreement with Hart Street LLC. to open 20 bakeries in Manhattan beginning in…
read nowEinstein Noah records 15th straight comp increase
August 6, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Comparable-store sales at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group increased 1 percent for the company's second quarter ended July 1, 2008. The…
read nowGreat Harvest to hold 70s-themed contest
August 5, 2008
New Mexico Business Journal: Great Harvest Bread Co. is holding an essay contest themed "Why I Loaved the '70s." All 220 locations throughout the country will…
read nowPanera shares drop after Q2 earnings report
July 27, 2008
Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. July 23, 2008, fell $2.26, to end at $48.74, after the bakery/cafe operator cautioned investors not to expect…
read nowEinstein Noah to host earnings conference call
July 27, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. will release its 2008 second quarter financial results after market close Aug. 6, 2008, and will follow…
read nowPanera revenue jumps 27%
July 23, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread company-owned same-store sales increased 6.5 percent for the second quarter ended June 26, 2008, while comps for franchise-owned…
read nowCalistoga Bakery to open in Schnatter's hometown
July 17, 2008
Business First of Louisville: Papa John's founder John Schnatter's latest restaurant venture, Calistoga Bakery Cafe, is slated to debut in Schnatter's hometown…
read nowOrganic To Go continues Washington, D.C., expansion
July 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has acquired the Marvelous Market café at 4832 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Marvelous…
read nowAu Bon Pain heads into India
July 14, 2008
Boston — Au Bon Pain will add a total of 100 units over the next two years to the chain through expansion into India.
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