Bakery

1981 by Ron Shaich and Louis Kane. (“Panera Bread Company: Our History”, 2014) Au Bon Pain was a successful bakery-café company throughout the 1980s into the early 1990s. (“Panera Bread Company: Our History”, 2014) In 1993 Au Bon Pain purchased a bakery café company called the Saint Louis Bread Company. (“Panera Bread Company: Our History”, 2014) This newly purchased company consisted of 20 bakery-café locations in the area of St. Louis, Missouri. (“Panera Bread Company: Our History”, 2014) They…

used to place ads in the local newspaper, the Pacifica Tribune, but as the age of digital media is in full swing, the bakery has abandoned this strategy. Aside from print advertisements, Mazzetti’s has relied heavily on word of mouth marketing and has helped to create a presence in the community by donating to or helping out with various fundraisers and events. Each year the bakery donates financially to, as well as caters the breakfast and dinner, for the “Devil’s Slide Ride” which supports…

union. It was a situation that brought about the collapse of a long-standing company amidst the protests of hundreds of employees demanding a new contract, but who in the end would lose their jobs and benefits. “This move would close the doors of 33 bakeries and 565 distribution centers nationwide, as well as 570 outlet stores” (O’Toole 2012). Continental Baking…

Aubrey Jackson grew up in the suburbs of Chicago where her parents owned a family run bakery. She is an only child and now helps just her father, Bill, run their bakery, since her mother recently passed away. Aubrey grew up helping her parents in the bakery and never left home to attend a culinary school or any other college. Since she was raised working in the bakery, Aubrey knew the ins and outs of the business. She learned all about the recipes, kitchen appliances and customer service from…

Lately, in our society, some people have been raving about going gluten-free. Every day, more and more people seem to be jumping on the gluten-free band wagon... at full speed. Those in the food industry seem to cater to the gluten-free hysteria. They label almost every product so individuals will know if what they're eating has gluten in it; whereas before, these labels were scarce. Better yet, these industries are selling more gluten-free products than ever before! All is right in the food…

together grew Panera into one of the largest competitor in the fast food restaurant business, and the leader in the evolution of fast causal dining. The company currently operates and franchises 1,504 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in 40 states and 17 facilities that deliver fresh dough to the bakery-cafés every day. Panera’s mission has them committed to provide customers with freshly baked artisan breads and quality delicious food that customers can trust, this commitment to quality has allowed…

café that offers good bread. • Company Vision: -Fresh-dough, artisan bakery, and upscale, fast service menu selections. • Management Long-term Goal: -Become a global brand. -Become a leader in the specialty bakery-café segment. • Growth Strategy: -Increase the number of Panera Bread locations by opening up company-owned and franchised units. • Franchise Strategy: -They have to open many stores typically 15 bakery-cafes in six years, which is the terms of their agreement. The…

One of the biggest reasons being that large commercial bakeries factory produce their products, resulting in products having a longer shelf life. In addition to having a larger shelf life, larger companies have access to large capital and have the ability to offer cakes, as well as a wider product line of cupcakes…

In this article, David Brooks talks about a gay couple who were denied a wedding cake. He discusses there are two paths to follow when this happens- the neighborly way, or the legal way. The neighborly way would be for the couple to say that they understand the bakers don’t agree with same sex marriage but to offer them a chance to get to know them to see if they could change their mind. The legal way would be to take it court, and of course they did take it to court. Brooks near the end of this…

C. therefore was limiting its growth, however that changed when it acquired the Saint Louis Bread Company in 1993. It came with 19-store bakery-café chains mostly located in Saint Louis Missouri. After two years of studying the Saint Louis Bread Company, Au Bon Pain management team had another turning point moment. It combined the bakery-café concept with a “welcoming atmosphere of coffee shops, the food of sandwich shops, and the quick service of fast food” (Wheelen, et al, 2014, p…