![]() ![]() In 1997, Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera, from a word that has roots in the Latin word for " breadbasket" and is identical to the word for "breadbasket" in Spanish and Catalan. Louis Bread Company in 1993 for $23 million. Īu Bon Pain Co., a public company, purchased the St. The Rosenthals invested $150,000 and received a $150,000 Small Business Administration loan. Louis Bread Company in 1987 with the first location in Kirkwood, Missouri. Panera was once the largest provider of free Wi-Fi hotspots in the United States. Aside from the bakery section, Panera has a regular menu for dine-in or takeout including flatbreads, pizzas, warm grain bowls, panini, pasta, salads, sandwiches, side choices, and soups, as well as coffee, espresso drinks, frozen drinks, fruit smoothies, hot chocolate, iced drinks, lattes, lemonade, and tea. These, along with Panera's artisan breads, are typically baked before dawn by an on-staff baker. Panera offers a wide array of pastries and baked goods, such as bagels, brownies, cookies, croissants, muffins, and scones. The company, which until 1999, and again from 2017 to 2021 also owned Au Bon Pain, is owned by JAB Holding Company, which is, in turn, owned by the Reimann family of Germany. As of 2020, the menu also includes flatbread pizzas. Offerings include bakery items, pasta, salads, sandwiches, soups, and specialty drinks. Louis area, where it has over 100 locations. The company operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the Greater St. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri. Panera Bread is an American chain store of bakery-café fast casual restaurants with over 2,000 locations, all of which are in the United States and Canada. ![]()
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