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Artisan Bread Continues to Rise in Greensboro at The Village at North Elm

Greensboro NC (April 5, 2006) –Greensboro residents will continue to experience the taste of handcrafted, freshly baked breads and a wide variety of unique menu items offered daily at Panera Bread, the nation’s leading bakery-cafe concept, now open in Greensboro’s premier mixed use village, The Village at North Elm located 303-A Pisgah Church Road.

The skilled artisan bread bakers at Panera Bread will bring customers 16 different varieties of handcrafted freshly baked bread each day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. These specialty breads serve as the foundation for the entire bakery-cafe menu— including made-to-order sandwiches, tossed-to-order salads and soup served in bread bowls. In addition, Panera Bread offers a variety of fresh bagels, pastries, sweets and a selection of hot and cold beverages.

“Every day, at every bakery-cafe in the country, our artisan bakers handcraft and bake each loaf from scratch, using all-natural ingredients to ensure the highest quality breads,” says John Bartlett, Operating Partner of the new bakery-café.

Panera Bread bakery-cafes are defined by special features like real china, overstuffed chairs and cozy conversation areas and have set the standard in the popular and growing specialty foods market segment. In addition, free wireless fidelity (WIFI) internet access is available in both the inside and patio dining areas.


Panera Bread owns and franchises bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. names. The company is the leader in the emerging specialty bread/cafe category due to its unique bread combined with a quick, casual dining experience. As released in the February 9, 2006 earnings statement, Panera Bread operates 877 bakery-cafes (311 company-owned and 566 franchised).

Additional information is available on the company's website, www.panerabread.com