<P> St. Louis Bread was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 when he opened the first location in Kirkwood , Missouri . In 1993 , Au Bon Pain Co. purchased the St. Louis Bread Company . In 1997 , Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera , a word that has roots meaning `` bread basket '' in Latin . At the same time , the St. Louis Bread Company was renovating its 20 bakery - cafés in the St. Louis area . </P>
<P> St. Louis Bread was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 when he opened the first location in Kirkwood , Missouri . In 1993 , Au Bon Pain Co. purchased the St. Louis Bread Company . In 1997 , Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera , a word that has roots meaning `` bread basket '' in Latin . At the same time , the St. Louis Bread Company was renovating its 20 bakery - cafés in the St. Louis area . </P>
when did st louis bread company become panera
when did st louis bread company become panera
1997
1997