Panera Bread Company, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises retail bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada. The company operates three business segments: Bakery-Cafe Operations, Franchise Operations, and Fresh Dough and Other Product Operations. The Bakery-Cafe Operations segment operates company-owned bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread, Saint Louis Bread Co., or Paradise Bakery & Café names, which offer fresh baked goods, made-to-order sandwiches on freshly baked breads, soups, salads, custom roasted coffees, and other complementary products through on-premise sales, as well as provide catering. The Franchise Operations segment licenses the Panera Bread or Paradise Bakery & Café names and monitors the operations of these bakery-cafes. The Fresh Dough and Other Product Operations segment supplies fresh dough, produce, tuna, cream cheese, and proprietary sweet goods items. As of December 25, 2012, Panera Bread Company owned and franchised 1,652 bakery-cafes. The company was formerly known as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. and changed its name to Panera Bread Company in August 1998. Panera Bread Company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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