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Panera Founder To Step Down As CEO, Company Buys Au Bon Pain

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By JOSEPH PISANI, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Panera Bread said founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company will buy Au Bon Pain — bringing together two chains Shaich helped build. The companies did not disclose on Wednesday how much Panera was paying for Au Bon Pain. Shaich will be…

Panera Bread Expands with Acquisition of Au Bon Pain

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ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Panera Bread is expanding with the purchase of Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based bakery-cafe chain that had been part of Panera before its sale in 1999. Au Bon Pain has 304 stores nationwide and will enable Panera to grow to hospitals, universities and urban sites. It was part of Panera before 1999, when…