Bakery Cafe News & Media
Spicy Pickle to open drive-thru Bread Garden
November 25, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. is relocating a franchised Bread Garden Urban Café to a new location which features the company's first drive-thru. …
read nowCosi board forms committee to explore options
November 20, 2008
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The board of directors of bakery café chain Cosi has formed a special committee of directors to review and evaluate strategic alternatives…
read nowFinagle Bakery Café rolls out new prototype
November 18, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In an effort to broaden its customer base and fuel sales growth, Boston-based Finagle A Bagel has repositioned its brand and launched a new…
read nowMore Panera Breads feature drive-thrus
November 13, 2008
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Panera Bread has installed its latest drive-thru in a store located in Clarksville, Ind. While drive-thrus are almost essential to the…
read nowAu Bon Pain warms up catering menu
November 11, 2008
BOSTON — As the weather cools, Au Bon Pain is adding hot options to its catering menu. The restaurant is offering a "Hot Lunch" menu option that includes…
read nowFocus Brands names Russ Umphenour as president, CEO
November 10, 2008
ATLANTA — Focus Brands Inc. has named Russ Umphenour president and chief executive officer, the company announced. Former CEO Steve Romaniello has been named…
read nowCosi posts loss for Q3
November 9, 2008
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Comparable-store sales at company-owned Cosi Inc. locations increased 0.1 percent for the third quarter ended Sept. 29, the company…
read nowBruegger's sees 18th consecutive quarterly sales increase
November 3, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Comparable-store sales at Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. restaurants increased 1.7 percent for company-owned locations and 1.7 percent…
read nowJason's Deli drops high fructose corn syrup from food
October 28, 2008
DALLAS — Jason's Deli has eliminated foods containing high fructose corn syrup from its menu, the company announced. Jason's has procured new versions of…
read nowPanera 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.
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