May 26, 2013

Panera Bread

Panera Bread markets company values in new promotional campaign.
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Panera Bread’s new marketing platform highlights the why, not the what.

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With the close of its second development deal in Southern California, Panera hopes to build and maintain a strong presence in the area.
New franchise group to develop fourteen units in northwest Los Angeles county
As a result of its impressive first quarter numbers, Panera now says it plans revise several of its 2002 targets, including its projected store openings and systemwide store sales
Systemwide weekly sales also increased during the first quarter of 2002, by 5.9%
Panera's newest franchise group, Blue Ridge Foods, is expected to open 14 units in the area by the end of the year.
Chairman Ron Shaich says stock split is indicative of the Board of Directors's confidence in Panera's growth.
Bakery-cafe chain only restaurant listed among Top 10 companies.
Panera Bread Company reported that net income for the 12 weeks ended December 29, 2001, rose 101 percent to $4,755,000, or $0.32 per diluted share.
The publicly held Panera Bread Company today reported that systemwide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 6.6 percent for the four weeks ended January 26, 2002.
Panera Bread Company announces it's signed with a new franchise group to develop twenty units in three Houston-area counties.
Panera says its same-store sales increased 5.7 percent for the four weeks ended December 1, 2001.
It's not just the bread that's rising at Panera. Third-quarter net income at the chain jumped more than 81 percent.
Panera Bread Company reported that system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 5.4% for the four weeks ended October 6, 2001.
Panera Bread Company today reported that system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 3.3% for the four weeks ended August 11, 2001.
Panera Bread Company today reported that net income for the twelve weeks ended July 14, 2001 rose 70% to $2,354,000 or $0.16 per diluted share.
Panera Bread Company (Nasdaq: PNRA) announced an agreement with the Cain Group of Little Rock, Ark., to open 10 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Montgomery, Harris and Fort Bend Counties in the Houston, Texas, area.
MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has signed an agreement with Panera, Inc. to purchase the MICROS 2400 Point-of-Sale (POS) system as well as the Micros Manager's Workstation Plus product suite.
Panera Bread Company signed an agreement with Edward W. Doherty of Doherty Enterprises in Allendale, New Jersey to open 20 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island.
Panera Bread Company reports that system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 7.9% for the four weeks ended March 24, 2001.
Panera Bread Company announced that its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders has been scheduled.