- Retailers in Maine Launch "Buy Local´ Campaign
Carol Ness wrote in yesterday´s San Francisco Chronicle about the current push by Whole Foods Market to buy more of its produce locally. The grocer ......
- Show Me Your Christmas Spirit
Welcome to "Christmas Missouri Style." There seem to be so many Christmasy activities in St. Charles, Mo., it's hard to know where to begin describing ......
- How Situation Awareness Impacts The Customer Service Experience & Loss Prevention
Friday, I downloaded Skype, the VOIP software that allows users to make free long distance telephone calls. I’m hosting a meeting in Dallas and I ......
- Chain Update: McDonald's, BK, Others
A number of major chain restaurants have announced significant financial or operational news in recent weeks. McDonald's has announced its same-store sales for July. Systemwide, ......
- Spicing Up Soda Sales
As beverage giants Coke and Pepsi experience declines, specialty sodas are on the rise.
- Shaich Turns Down Bonus, Cites Plane Usage
Critics of excessive executive compensation may have a new hero: Panera Bread Co. chief Ron Shaich.
- Panera Gives Hood CFO's Post
Panera Bread Co. has named Mark Hood to be its chief finance officer, up from senior vp of finance.
- Panera Awards Options To Yanofsky, Twohig
Panera Bread Co. awarded 200,000 stock options to new executive vp Neal Yanofsky and another 50,000 options to COO Paul Twohig, the company divulged in ......
- Investors Buy Out La Madeleine
A group of investors from Europe and the U.S. have acquired La Madeleine, the French-style bakery and cafe chain, for an undisclosed amount.
- Panera Expands Postle's Development Rights
Panera Bread Co. has amended the development deal granted to former COO Rick Postle, granting him greater swaths of Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- $200K Each For Panera's Freshest Faces
Panera Bread Co. is paying $200,000 each to its newest executives: chief development officer Michael Nolan and chief marketer Jonathan Jameson.
- Shaich's Stock Sales Hit $30M
Panera Bread Co. CEO Ron Shaich sold about $4.6 million in company stock in July and August, bringing his year-to-date total to around $30 million.
- Panera Offers COO $325K, 130,000 Options
Panera Bread Co. is paying COO Paul Twohig $325,000 a year plus an award of 130,000 stock options, the company divulged in a regulatory filing.
- New Subway rolls. (Foodservice: Now Being
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As sales slump in the fast food industry, Subway continues to introduce new bread products to attract fast food consumers seeking higher quality menu items....
- Panera Boosts 2002 Targets
Panera Bread Co. has ratcheted up its 2002 earnings targets for the second time, as customers continue to pour in despite an overall slowdown in ......