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…
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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.
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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…
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RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced an agreement with Lemek LLC to develop new bakery-cafés in Maryland. Under conditions of the new…
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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…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced that fourth-quarter revenue for comparable sales grew 4.5 percent at company locations and 3.…
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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…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has introduced its limited-time Spinach and Cheddar Omelet Sandwich, marking the first time the chain has offered an omelet…
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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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Fast Casual reviews the issues, brands that had an impact on 2007.
read nowDecember 16, 2007
Yahoo Finance: California-based Shamrock Activist Value Fund LP, partially controlled by family members of entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, issued a list of…
read nowDecember 13, 2007
The Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. declined Dec. 12 following president Neal Yanofsky's resignation. His resignation is effective Jan. 4.
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ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Company has announced the resignation of president Neal Yanofsky, effective Jan. 4, 2008. Yanofsky is leaving the company to pursue…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's is celebrating the 2007 holiday season by offering new and returning retail merchandise. Making its annual comeback, the…
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BOSTON — Au Bon Pain has announced that Jens Retlev, who joined the company three years ago as its corporate chef, has been named culinary director. In his…
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Reuters: Same-store sales at Panera Bread company-owned locations rose 3.8 percent in the five weeks ended Nov. 27. Comps at franchise locations increased 2.…
read nowDecember 5, 2007
The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: Calistoga Bakery Cafe, owned in part by Papa John's founder John Schnatter, will open several restaurants in Louisville…
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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Corner Bakery Cafe has announced it is selling single-serve Horizon Organic chocolate and plain milk in 100 locations around the country. …
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Boston — In memory of company founder Louis Kane, Au Bon Pain honored him as the inaugural inductee into its Au Bon Pain Hall of Fame during this year's annual…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced that Paula Doyle has been promoted to vice president of marketing. She served as senior marketing…
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