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Panera RISE: New Strategy to Boost Sales and Quality
11/18/2025
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Story summary
- Panera Bread, the bakery-café chain, unveiled a new strategy, Panera RISE, to reverse declining traffic and sales.
- CEO Paul Carbone announced plans to improve food quality, reverse cost-cutting, and enhance customer experience.
- The chain will invest in labor and upgrade self-service kiosks.
- Panera aims to refresh its menu, address portion sizes and ingredient quality, and expand its network.
