Panera Bread Company is a bread bakery. The company was established in 1981 by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich. Originally, it was Au Bon Pain Co. The chairman of the company is Ronald M. Shaich. At the present time, the corporate office of the company is headquartered in Richmond Heights, MO. Panera Bread is expanding quickly across North America. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company.
Currently, Panera Bread Company operates 1,185 Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. bakery-cafes, delivering fresh, authentic artisan bread on a national scale. 510 of them are company-owned and 675 are franchised. Please try to contact Panera Bread Company Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.