Bakery Cafe News & Media
Corner Bakery Cafe inks Mississippi franchise deal
May 26, 2008
JACKSON, Miss. — Corner Bakery Cafe has announced it will expand its family of restaurants into Mississippi through a partnership with newly formed Resolute…
read nowAu Bon Pain adds to Nutrition Advisory Board
May 19, 2008
BOSTON — Bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain has added Karen Glanz and Heidi Skolnik to its Nutrition Advisory Board. Glanz is a professor of behavioral sciences…
read nowPanera CEO, CFO to speak at stockholder meeting
May 13, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. has announced that Ron Shaich, chairman and chief executive officer, and Jeff Kip, chief financial officer, will deliver a…
read nowBruegger's launches frozen coffee drink, summer menu
May 8, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has announced the launch of its Brrrueggaccino, a new frozen, blended coffee drink. The summer menu also includes…
read nowEinstein Noah revenue, comps and net income increase
May 8, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has posted strong results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2008. Comparable-store sales increased 3.…
read nowPanera comps increase 3% in Q1
April 29, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. reported a comparable-store sales increase of 3.3 percent for company-owned locations and 1.7 percent for franchise-operated…
read nowBruegger's comp growth up 5.4%
April 24, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has reported that revenue for comparable sales grew 5.4 percent at company-owned locations and 4.3 percent…
read nowEinstein Noah opens first Einstein Bros. franchise location
April 20, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first Einstein Bros. Bagels franchised location was opened April 17 by Jacksonville, Fla., entrepreneur Mohammed Chaudhry, owner of MC…
read nowPanera to report Q1 '08 earnings call
April 3, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread will report its 2008 first-quarter earnings after the market close April 29, 2008. The company will discuss its year-end results in a…
read nowPanera launches new breakfast sandwiches
April 1, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — According to a new survey conducted by Braun Research on behalf of Panera Bread, three-quarters of respondents will cut their morning…
read nowObee's Franchise Systems announces restructuring
March 26, 2008
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The board of directors of Obee's Franchise Systems Inc. has approved a 100-for-1 reverse split of the company's common stock.
read nowPotbelly intros online ordering
March 25, 2008
CHICAGO — Sandwich chain Potbelly Sandwich Works has introduced online ordering in its Chicago-area restaurants. The restaurant's entire menu is available for…
read nowAu Bon Pain named one of America's healthiest restaurants
March 24, 2008
BOSTON — Health Magazine has named bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain one of America's Healthiest Restaurants. The editors of Health praised Au Bon Pain's…
read nowStudy: Bakery-cafes an underdeveloped opportunity
March 20, 2008
CHICAGO — According to a newly-released report by foodservice consultantancy Technomic, 57 percent of roughly 3,500 survey respondents had never been to a…
read nowEinstein Noah, SSP America sign exclusive agreement
March 19, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it has signed an exclusive development agreement with SSP America to open Einstein…
read nowPanera increases credit facility to $250M
March 13, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread Co. entered into an amended and restated credit agreement that increases the amount of its credit facility from $7…
read nowBruegger's debuts Primo Pesto Chicken sandwich
March 11, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has announced the limited-time launch of its Primo Pesto Chicken sandwich, an Italian-inspired recipe prepared on a freshly baked…
read nowAu Bon Pain launches 'Portions'
March 10, 2008
BOSTON — Au Bon Pain has unveiled a new product line called "Portions." The brainchild of Au Bon Pain's award-winning executive chef, Thomas John, Portions…
read nowPanera VP gets 11% raise
March 9, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread executive vice president John Maguire will receive a $400,000 base salary in 2008, according to a regulatory filing…
read nowPanera Bread begins slow rollout of breakfast sandwiches
March 6, 2008
The Roanoke Times: Panera Bread has started to roll out a line of breakfast sandwiches at area restaurants, and its Roanoke Valley, Va., locations already are…
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