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Panera Bread is an American chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area.〔https://www.slcec.com/09-17-10-panera-headquarters-to-draw-375-workers-to-area.html〕〔"(Panera tests $16.99 lobster sandwich )." ''Dayton Business Journal''. Tuesday August 18, 2009. Retrieved on August 19, 2009.〕 Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, and bakery items. ==History== St. Louis Bread was founded in 1987 when the first location was opened in Kirkwood, Missouri. Panera Bread is the newer name for St. Louis Bread Company outside of the St. Louis area. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co. purchased the St. Louis Bread Company, which was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987. At the same time, the St. Louis Bread Company was renovating its 20 bakery-cafés in the St. Louis area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our History )〕〔("A founder's bold gamble on Panera" ). CNN Money, July 18, 2012.〕 In May 1999, to expand Panera Bread into a national restaurant, Au Bon Pain Co. sold its other chains, including Au Bon Pain, which is now owned by Compass Group North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Au Bon Pain: bakery-cafe weighs in on diet fads, offers more healthful fare to concerned customers ) ''Nation's Restaurant News'', January 31, 2005.〕 Panera Bread moved into its new headquarters in Richmond Heights, Missouri in 2000. The company operates or franchises 1,800 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in 40 states〔 and 20 facilities that deliver fresh dough to the bakery-cafés every day. Panera Bread's co-CEOs are William Moreton and Ron Shaich.〔(Panera Company Overview ) (【引用サイトリンク】title=Panera Bread Announces Bill Moreton, Ron Shaich to Become Co-CEOs )〕 In the St. Louis area where it was founded, Panera Bread still operates under the name St. Louis Bread Company. The St. Louis metropolitan area has over 101 locations. In 2005, Panera ranked 37th on ''BusinessWeeks list of "Hot Growth Companies", earning $38.6 million with a 42.9% increase in profits. In 2007, Panera Bread purchased a majority stake in Paradise Bakery & Café, a Phoenix-based concept with over 70 locations in 10 states (predominantly in the west and southwest). The company purchased the balance of Paradise in June 2009. In 2008, Panera Bread expanded into Canada, beginning with Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oakville, and Mississauga in the Toronto area. In a 2008 ''Health'' magazine study, Panera Bread was judged North America's healthiest fast casual restaurant. In 2009 and 2012, the restaurant review service Zagat named Panera one of the most popular restaurants for eating on the go. Panera was also rated #1 for Best Healthy Option, Best Salad,〔 and Best Facilities, among restaurants with fewer than 5,000 locations.〔 In November 2010 Panera Bread relocated its headquarters to Sunset Hills while vacating its Richmond Heights headquarters and Brentwood offices. In mid-2015, Panera began executing the "Panera 2.0" experience, to be rolled out in certain locations across the country over a period of approximately 36 months. The focus of this initiative was stated to be "an enhanced customer experience powered by technology and delivered with Panera warmth". A notable feature of Panera 2.0 involves interactive tablet kiosks in certain locations where customers may place an order and pay without approaching the counter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Panera Bread」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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