Patrick leads strategic new bakery-cafe growth for Panera Bread, overseeing development planning, franchise development and sales, design and construction and real estate. He brings deep expertise leading high-performance teams in the restaurant space and joined Panera in April, 2026.

Coelho joined Panera from Papa Johns, where he led North America Development for both company and franchise locations. Prior to Papa Johns, he spent more than a decade leading various business functions ranging from finance and operations to real estate and franchise relations for global consumer brands. Coelho led national expansion efforts as Chief Development Officer for Scooter’s Coffee, and spent several years with Restaurant Brands International, where he led efforts to reimage and modernize the Burger King brand’s presence in North America as Head of Development, Americas.

Coelho is a graduate of Suffolk University and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.

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