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explore any alternatives that may provide benefit, and our recommendations for Panera Bread Company today to capitalize on their successes as well as improve from their failures. The Panera Bread Company captured a niche industry between fast food and a traditional restaurant. Up until the Great Recession in 2008, they experienced unimaginable growth for a newcomer to the industry. The choice of healthier options in a clean, friendly environment was enough to sway a customer away from a McDonalds or a Burger

A. Thompson). Panera bread’s growth strategy was to capitalize on Panera’s market potential by opening both company-owned and franchised Panera Bread locations as fast as was prudent (A. A. Thompson). Panera Bread work closely with franchised branches in order for the company to broaden its market penetration (A. A. Thompson). Panera Bread has taken the appropriate measures to gain a competitive advantage to make

Market Niche: Consumer tastes and desires evolve over time. Consumers are now wanting a more inviting in-store experience over speed and convenience. Panera put itself in a great position to capitalize on this market. Its helped pioneer the “fast-casual” dining experience, offering a work friendly and relaxing environment. Weaknesses: Brand Presence: Panera lacks a powerful brand image found with its competitors. If Panera can build a brand image to that of Starbucks, the intangibles

usually onerous to repeat we have a tendency to don 't conclude that it absolutely was competitively superior. Short-term goals. Panera 's position is a healthy alternative to traditional fast food, and Panera café provides a good and comfortable atmosphere that can attract customers, other than other restaurants. 1)Panera bread offers daily sandwich specials and soups of the day. Also, Panera increasing their customers by offering senior citizen discounts and military discounts. 2)in different regions

Panera Bread Company is starting 2007 with unfinished goals and missed targets previously set and a review of their strategy is in order to continue their ongoing success. The company has grown substantially since its inception in the competitive restaurant industry; however, an aggressive target of 2,000 Panera Bread bakery-cafes will require a focused strategic plan. The company has a strong base with loyal customers who appreciate Panera’s unique dining atmosphere with a focus on quality products

satisfy them adequately. The company developed this strategy after a thorough market research that aimed at identifying what consumers could want. The company had a pack of product that significantly excited customers that constituted of fast food as well as casual dining. The company choice of strategy is a developed

basis for differentiating Panera from its competitors. In response to the competition, Panera Bread competes against a wide assortment of specialty food, casual dining, and quick-service establishment operating nationally, regionally, and locally, but its strongest competitors are in the dining establishing in the so-called “fast casual” restaurant category. Barriers to Entry The threat of new entrants into an industry is greater when the entry threats are stronger when the pool of entry candidates

Panera Bread Company is starting 2007 with unfinished goals and missed targets previously set and a review of their strategy is in order to continue their ongoing success. The company has grown substantially since its inception in the competitive restaurant industry; however, an aggressive target of 2,000 Panera Bread bakery-cafes will require a focused strategic plan. The company has a strong base with loyal customers who appreciate Panera’s unique dining atmosphere with a focus on quality products

artisan bakery • To be one of the leading fast casual restaurant chains in the nation • Incorporate a “name your own price” pricing strategy.

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