st louis bread company became panera in 1997.
st louis bread company became panera in 1997.
when did st louis bread company become panera?
1997
in 1993, au bon pain co., a public company, purchased the st. louis bread company for $23 million.









































in 1997, au bon pain changed the company name to panera, from the spanish "panera" meaning "granary" or "breadbasket." at the same time, the st. louis bread company renovated its 20 bakery-cafés in the st. louis area.









































in may 1999, au bon pain co. sold au bon pain to bruckmann, rosser, sherrill & co. for $78 million to focus on the panera bread chain.









































panera bread moved its headquarters to richmond heights, missouri in 2000.
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panera bread company 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. its headquarters are in sunset hills, missouri, a suburb of st. louis. the company operates as saint louis bread company in greater st. louis, where it has over 100 locations. offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items. 









































the company, which also owns au bon pain, is owned by jab holding company, which is in turn owned by the reimann family of germany.
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