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- 09 Apr 2016
- News
Introducing Panera 2.0
As Panera Bread opens its 2,000 location, founder and CEO Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) is preparing to launch Panera 2.0, the company’s ambitious plan to use technology to speed up the ordering process and enhance... View Details
- 08 Feb 2019
- News
Why didn’t the Panera Cares social experiment pay off?
- 26 Sep 2013
- News
Panera CEO Takes the Food Stamps Challenge
Ron Shaich, the CEO and founder of Panera Bread lived on a food and beverage budget of $4.50 per day for a week. That figure is about the same amount someone receiving food assistance would get per day. He joins Here & Now to share what... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- News
How I Built This: Ron Shaich on the Founding of Panera Bread
- 07 Sep 2014
- News
An MBA That Served up a Big Slice of the Snack Market
- July 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
McDonald's Plan to Win (A)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karla Ingrid Gravis and Annette Kristine Rodriguez
As of 2007, McDonald's had made significant progress on its “Plan to Win,” and the company was rewarded by reaching an all-time high share price. However, McDonald's competitors had expanded beyond the typical fast food giants, such as Wendy's and Burger King, as... View Details
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
To Succeed With Purpose, Make it Personal
- July–August 2023
- Article
Investing in Growth Through Uncertainty
By: Ranjay Gulati
When faced with disruptions and downturns, many leaders and companies instinctively focus on cutting costs to maintain profitability. But some identify opportunities and then take thoughtful action to emerge from crisis even stronger. That means not only planning for... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "Investing in Growth Through Uncertainty." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 4 (July–August 2023): 36–42.
- 02 Jan 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do Boomerang CEOs Get a Bad Rap?
Schultz at Starbucks, Ron Shaich at Panera Bread, and Charles Schwab. Those who oppose the idea characterize the decision as a board’s way of taking the easy path, not doing its primary job of managing CEO succession adequately. They... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
A Third Act for Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)
acquiring the St. Louis Bread Company and renaming it Panera. Over the past four decades, he has opened approximately 5,000 restaurants—and shows no sign of slowing down, despite selling Panera in 2017 for $7.5 billion. With Act III... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
success in finance—and how a family secret changed his life at age 60 Road Work What a seven-continent motorcycle journey taught Ken Friedman (MBA 1983) about the path to personal growth Leading with Heart How personal tragedy shaped the empathetic management style of... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) has spent most of his career in restaurants, working in leadership positions at Yum! Brands and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts before becoming the CEO of View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
breaking even. My biggest concern was that I couldn’t guarantee my staff’s safety. I want my staff to be safe. If my restaurant survives, but half my staff gets sick, that’s not worth it.” Keith Pascal, former chief concept officer of View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Lifetime of Transformations By Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) Harvard Business Review Press Ron Shaich is a business visionary who has been part of building three iconic restaurant brands: Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread, and now Cava. Along the way, he... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
Photo courtesy of Panera Bread Photo courtesy of Panera Bread As the CEO of Panera Bread Co, Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) was intent on finding ways to make sure the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry
As Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) grew Au Bon Pain and then the Panera Bread Company into the nation’s largest “fast casual” chain, he was also shaping a team of highly skilled restaurant executives. A recent article in the Boston Globe traces the... View Details