Panera Bread sold to owner of Caribou Coffee, Krispy Kreme
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Sunset Hills-based Panera Bread Company is being sold. JAB Holding Company announced it would buy Panera Bread in a deal valued at about $7.5 billion. JAB Holding Company owns or is a major investor in Caribou Coffee, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Keurig Green Mountain and Peet’s Coffee & Tea. The deal is expected to close later this…