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To: NOW who wrote (149425)	2/6/2002 3:31:14 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

don't they own St. Louis Bread? Coffee is burned like starbucks -- food is fast sandwiches and salads and soups -- I buy bagels there because we don't have the "real" thing out here in the midwest. I would think they have to have pretty good margins

To: NOW who wrote (149425)	2/6/2002 3:37:08 PM
From: reaper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Panera Bread -- the ones around here (Boston) are always packed. Its the hottest thing in franchising right now. I have NO idea why, but the economics are great and the quality of the franchisees is top notch. Then again, I never much cared for Starbucks coffee but that didn't stop it from being huge; guess the market doesn't care what I think <g> Its not like Boston Chicken 'cause they don't own most of the units; BC got themselves into trouble with bad real estate and leasing decisions. Panera leaves most of that problem with their franchisees. Stock is bloated, but seems like a good business. That said, one little piece of bad news and you'll have this: finance.yahoo.com Cheers