Understanding Panera Bread Company by using SWOT analysis Originally developed from Saint Louis Bread Company which was purchased by Au Bon Pain Company in 1993, Panera Bread has been recognized as tops among chain restaurants in the 2009 Sandleman & Associates Quick-Track® "Awards of Excellence” for the eight consecutive years (“company overview”, n.d., Company FAQs). That is the foreseen result of Panera Bread Company that has provided customers the distinctive blend of genuine artisan bread
The companys strategic intent was to make great bread broadly available to consumers across the United States. It had opened 155 new company-owned and franchised bakery-cafes in 2006, bringing its total to 1,027 units in 36 states. Plans were in place to open another 170 to180 caf locations in 2007 and to have nearly 2,000 Panera Bread bakery-cafs open by the end of 2010. Management was confident that Panera Breads attractive menu and the dining ambiance of its bakerycafs provided significant growth
is one of the leaders in the food away from home industry. Panera has over 1,000 bakery-cafes open in over 35 states. The company is continuing to make efforts to expand the growth, profitability, and experience customers partake in – in order for the company to execute the perfect and unique strategy to make Panera a success. Strategy Panera partakes in a very unique strategy consisting of running bakery-cafés through a food away from home industry. Panera focuses on conducting
Introduction Panera Bread Company is a full service cafe and bakery in the category of fast-casual restaurant in the national market of U.S started on 1980s. Each location carries a host of artisan breads, pastries, sandwiches soups and salads, as well as a full coffee-bar. Panera Bread Company has successfully set its self apart from other quick-service food restaurant, keeping itself in a completely separate category from fast-food. Panera Bread Company has three main business units: company owned
1. Do a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread Company first. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies? Core Competency: Panera Bread has as its core competency its careful, yet simple procedure to creating its signature recipe of artisan bread. Made from four ingredients- water, natural yeast, flour, and salt (without the use of preservatives or chemicals), is handled by highly
Executive Summary The cheesecake factory is a well established restaurant in American urban areas. The restaurant is known for their large portions and even larger menu. They hire only the most qualified and professional staff making them a fancier full service, yet still reasonably priced establishment. * International expansion: The restaurant’s business plan is oriented mainly on the North American Market which lowers the level of global popularity. The reason of my suggestion for
high-quality goods that are a smart and easy choice over competitor’s products. 2) What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies? A SWOT analysis is the tool that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization. Specifically, SWOT is a basic, straightforward model that assesses what an organization can and cannot do as well as its
is known by the name of Panera Bread. Since its existence from 1981, Panera Bread has been in the top three bakery-café companies in the US, serving its many customers mainly bakeries, artisan bread, made-to-go sandwiches, salads, soups and café beverages. In 1981, Panera Bread started working as Au Bon Pain Company, which later on in 1993, the company bought the 20 Saint Louis Bread bakery-cafes and renamed it to Panera Bread in 1997. Panera Bread is operation in 41 countries and it has as 1325 stores
* Definition of SWOT analysis: SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats involved in a project or in a business venture. The aim of any SWOT analysis is to identify the key internal factors (strengths & weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) that are important to achieving the objective. * Strengths * On one hand, Whole Foods Market® provide a broad range of products from seafood, grocery
Panera bread company Panera Bread’s strategy is “to provide a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers.” This strategy is most closely aligned with a broad differentiation strategy, or being unique in ways that a broad range of consumers find appealing. Prior to taking the Panera concept nationwide, the owners performed cross-country market research and concluded that consumers could get excited about a quick, high quality dining experience. The
internationalization decision of foraying into the German European market/, 2. Introduction The inception of Greggs occurred in 1930s delivering eggs and yeast on a bike to families in Newcastle upon Tyne. John Gregg opened a small bakery on Gosforth High Street in 1951. With a single shop and bakery at the rear, Greggs began to bake superb quality bread, using flour milled from specially selected wheat for that distinctive Greggs taste and texture. The expansion of the company was well underway by 1984, when it
dough, artisan bakery breads, and upscale, quick service menu items. The bakery cafes are built to provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The dining atmosphere and unique menu were meant to set Panera apart from the rest, and it succeeded. The artisan breads and pastries are baked daily at each Panera store by specially trained bakers and bakery staff. The vision rapidly became reality and as of mid 2011, Panera Bread Company had 703 company owned stores and 790 franchised bakery-cafes operating
in the South Central United States. Superior Supermarkets is of medium to highest priced food store supermarket in the Centralia area. Superior Supermarkets product line consists of high quality frozen food, dairy department, grocery items, scratch bakery, fresh produced, mini- deli and general merchandisers. Superior Supermarkets sell its wholesale and retail food distribution through people living beyond the city limits. Hall Consolidated distributed food and related products to some 150 company-owned
has stores located in San Diego, La Jolla, Del Mar, and Enchitas, California. Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet grocery store chain where shoppers can find the best bakery products, quality meats, produce, cheese, dairy products and
Panera Bread Company Case Analysis What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera Bread trying to achieve? Panera Bread’s strategy is formed around the idea of offering an appealing selection of artisan breads, bagels and pastry products that were handcrafted and baked daily at each café location, to serve high quality
Case Study Questions: 1.) The main players are Amy Sherber who is the founder and owner, and Toy Kim Dupree who is the manager. 2.) The Business and industry that this company is operating is the bread, bakery, and restaurant industry. 3.) The issues and problems facing the company are, wanting to move operations to one of two locations because the current production location is too small. She is looking for a building on either 31st street, or 15th street, but the cost of NYC locations
Bread trying to achieve? Panera Bread is a company with distinctive and effective concept and strategy which has given them a competitive advantage over its competitors in the submarket industry. Panera Bread’s strategy includes providing specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. They specialize in fresh baked bread that made with quality and detail, made to order sandwiches, custom roasted coffees and other café beverage. Panera Bread has unique style to its menu
Sophia Robinson April 1, 2013 BUS/210 SWOT Analysis I chose to do my SWOT analysis on the business plan for Jolly’s Java and Bakery (JJB) located in Southwest Washington. After careful review of this business plan I feel that this particular plan was very well thought out with few weaknesses and threats to the sustenance of the business. The owners, Austin Patterson and David Fields both have broad experience in the industry; Patterson in sales, marketing, and management; Fields in finance and
Introduction Panera Bread is expanding quickly across North America, operating 1,388 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes in 40 states and in Ontario Canada as of March 30, 2010, under the Panera Bread®, Saint Louis Bread Co. ® and Paradise Bakery & Café® names. Panera Bread reported sales of 829 million dollars and met income of 58.8 million dollars in 2006. Panera Bread bakery-cafes totaled 1.2 billion dollars in 2006. In 2005, for the fourth consecutive year, Panera Bread was rated among
to consumers across the United States. The vision was to create a specialty café anchored by an authentic, fresh-dough artisan bakery and upscale quick-service menu selections. Business model Management’s long-term objective and strategic intent was to make Panera Bread a nationally recognized brand name and to be the dominant restaurant operator in the specialty bakery-café segment. The company was trying to succeed by “being better than the guys across the street” and making the experience of