Bakery Cafe News & Media
Corner Bakery Cafe inks Phoenix franchise deal
March 5, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Corner Bakery Cafe has partnered with Roland Spongberg and the WKS Bakery Cafe Inc. family to bring Corner Bakery locations to the Phoenix…
read nowEinstein Bros. Bagels signs Ga., S.C. franchise deal
March 5, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the signing of a multiunit development agreement with Wendy and Skyler Steele to franchise…
read nowAu Bon Pain acquisition closes
March 3, 2008
BOSTON — Au Bon Pain and LNK Partners, a private equity firm focused on the consumer/retail sector, have announced that they have completed the…
read nowTechnomic report shows restaurant-growth slowdown
March 2, 2008
CHICAGO — According to data released by Technomic Inc. in its annual reporting on the top U.S. restaurant chains, the 500 largest chains registered slower…
read nowEinstein Noah reports solid comps, revenue growth
March 2, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. announced strong results for the fourth quarter and year ended Jan. 1, 2008. Comparable-store sales…
read nowBruegger's to open more airport locations
February 28, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has announced plans to open three airport bakeries in 2008, beginning with Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, which…
read nowShareholder class action filed against Panera Bread
February 27, 2008
RADNOR, Pa. — A class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis Division, on behalf of all purchasers…
read nowBruegger's acquires Triangle Bagels and Bagel Factory
February 14, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced that it has acquired Triangle Bagels Inc., a franchisee of 14 Bruegger's bakery-cafes in North…
read nowPanera removes pizza from menu
February 13, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Inc. has reported the results of its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2007 sales, for the period ended Dec. 25, 2007. For the quarter…
read nowPanera Bread sets sights on Fla. for growth
February 7, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced a new agreement with Covelli Enterprises, dba Flapan LLC, to develop 10 bakery-cafés in the Florida counties…
read nowCorner Bakery Cafe inks Ariz. deal
January 31, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Corner Bakery Cafe has signed a franchise agreement with Phoenix-based Roland Spongberg and WKS Bakery Cafe Inc. to develop 15 Corner…
read nowPanera Bread plans Ark. growth
January 31, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced a new agreement with Oklahoma City Bakery Inc. to develop bakery-cafés in the Little Rock, Ark., area.
read nowBruegger's celebrates 25 years
January 30, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. will celebrate its 25th anniversary in February 2008. The company started in 1983 in Troy, N.Y., where original…
read nowPanera inks Md. expansion deal
January 28, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced an agreement with Lemek LLC to develop new bakery-cafés in Maryland. Under conditions of the new…
read nowClass action filed against Panera
January 27, 2008
SAN DIEGO — The law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP has announced that a class action has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
read nowBruegger's Q4, FY '07 comps, revenue increase
January 24, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced that fourth-quarter revenue for comparable sales grew 4.5 percent at company locations and 3.…
read nowPanera Bread adds to board
January 23, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread Co. has appointed W. Austin Ligon and Charles Chapman III to its board of directors, the company said Jan. 22. Ligon…
read nowBruegger's intros breakfast omelet sandwich
January 8, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has introduced its limited-time Spinach and Cheddar Omelet Sandwich, marking the first time the chain has offered an omelet…
read nowPanera revenue up 29%
January 3, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Company has reported its systemwide comparable bakery-café sales increased 1.2 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 25, 2007. …
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