2. { Panera Bread ® By: Joadie Roopnarine Section 005 September 29 th, 2014

3.  In 1981, Louis Kane and Ron Shaich founded Au Bon Pain Co., Inc which is the modern day Panera Bread ®.  From 1981 to 2014, Panera Bread’s ® stock has grown thirteen-fold and has over $1 billion in shareholder value.  Panera Bread now has locations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, Ontario, and Canada Background Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

4.  Bread  Pastries and Sweets  Bagels and Spreads  Soups Salads  Pastas  Panini and Sandwiches  Flatbreads Products Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

5.  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.  Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc  Starbucks Corporation Competitors Joadie Roopnarine Section 005 Show competitors net income

6. Competitors Net Income Joadie Roopnarine Section 005 Chipotle Mexican Grill 356.34 M Starbucks 248.30 M Panera Bread 188.60 M Einstein Noah Restaurant Group 13.48 M

7.  In September of 2014, Panera ask that customers keep their guns home.  The new policy was framed as a request, saying that they do not want to put employees in the position of confronting an armed customer.  Even though they have made the request to customers, they will not post signs inside restaurants in order to preserve their hospitable environment. A Slight Change in Policy Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

8.  Panera Bread is starting to use tablets to improve food preparation, ordering and payment, and to entertain their customers.  In their marketing scheme, they use purpose marketing to elicit customers with the company’s values, behavior and beliefs.  By the end of 2016, they plan to completely eliminate all artificial ingredients and preservatives from their food menu. Interesting to Know Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

9. Stock Trend from 2012-2014 Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

10. Board of Directors Ronald Shaich Founder, Chairman & CEO William Moreton Executive Vice Chairman & Interim Chief Financial Officer Domenic Colasacco Lead Independent Director, Director Diane Hessan Director Fred Foulkes Director Larry Franklin Director Thomas Lynch Director Distribution of Power Joadie Roopnarine Section 005

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