Welcome to the Panera Bread Press Room. Here you'll find various resources on the nation's bread leader, including press releases, company information and the history behind our award-winning bakery-cafes. You can also learn about the characteristics of our freshly baked, handcrafted breads and explore the fascinating history of one of the world's oldest foods. Press information available on this Site is intended for media seeking information about our operations within the United States.
Press Releases
You can review all of the past year's press releases in our archives.
- January 10, 2012:
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2011 Earnings Release Date - October 25, 2011:
Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Report - October 3, 2011:
Panera Bread Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Pink Ribbon Bagel®
Panera Bread in the News
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- November 29, 2011, CNBC Street Signs
Panera Bread Bakes All-Time High - November 25, 2011, ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer
Panera Cares, Other Eateries Tackle Hunger with ‘Pay-What-You-Can’ Plan - November 10, 2011, The Wall Street Journal
To Pay or Not to Pay… - October 26, 2011, CNBC Mad Money
- October 24, 2011, Forbes
Corporate Social Purpose: It’s in What You Don’t Sell - September 30, 2011, The Huffington Post
How Do You Innovate Dignity? - September 29, 2011, Nation’s Restaurant News
Ron Shaich, Panera, accepts MUFSO 2011 Pioneer Award - September 23, 2011, Nation’s Restaurant News
2011 Pioneer Award: Ron Shaich - September 22, 2011, Portland Tribune
A wiser Panera still tries to care - September 9, 2011, The Street
Panera Cares: Social Action Baked In - September 5, 2011, Financial Times
Business diary: Ron Shaich, Panera - August 23, 2011, CNBC Mad Money
Cramer's Next Long-Term Investing Theme: Healthy Eating - June 6, 2011, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Making a Difference: Panera tries 'pay as you please' option - May 16, 2011, Associated Press
Pay-what-you-want Panera called a success - February 3, 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek
Hard Choices: Ronald M. Shaich - January 30, 2011, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine
Is Ron Shaich Out to Lunch? - January 12, 2011, Associated Press
Panera Opens Pay-What-You-Wish Location in Oregon - December 27, 2010, CBS News
Pay-As-You-Wish at "Panera Cares" - November 8, 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek
How Panera Bread Kept Rising Through the Recession - October 19, 2010, Forbes
Panera Bread: Making Dough Despite Tough Times - October 7, 2010, The Economist
Dough Rising: Panera's restaurants are thriving in the downturn - August 2, 2010, TIME
Sandwich Philanthropy - June 27, 2010, Associated Press
Panera Co. to Open More Pay-What-You-Wish Eateries - May 18, 2010, Associated Press
Panera cafe says pay what you want - May 18, 2010, USA Today
Non-profit Panera cafe: Take what you need, pay what you can - March 16, 2010, ABC News "Good Morning America"
Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart Top Picks for Salads at Chain Restaurants - March 8, 2010, Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart
Salad Toss Up: ShopSmart Puts 20 Salads from 8 National Chains to the Test Plus, 8 Chefs' Tips to Make Yummier, More Satisfying Salads at Home - January 25, 2010, Investor’s Business Daily
Panera’s Ron Shaich Really Rolls In The Dough - January 23, 2010, Wall Street Journal
Fading Starbucks Gives Way to Panera’s Bread and Butter - December 23, 2009,Time
How Panera Bread Defies the Recession - January 21, 2010, CNBC "Mad Money with Jim Cramer"
Interview with Ron Shaich (video clip) - November 16, 2009, AdvertisingAge
America’s Hottest Brands: Panera Bread - October 2009, Fast Company
Rising Dough: Why Panera Bread Is on a Roll - September 7, 2009, “Beyond the Boardroom with Jonathan Tisch”
Interview with Ron Shaich (video clip) - August 30, 2009, KMOX “Charlie Brennan’s St. Louis”
Interview with Ron Shaich - August 18, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Slicing the bread but not the prices - July 22, 2009, USA Today
Panera bakes a recipe for success