Meet the Man Who Just Sold Panera Bread for $7.5 Billion
Apr 07, 2017, 10:55 AM
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Panera Bread CEO and founder Ron Shaich says the decision to sell the bakery cafe to German conglomerate JAB for $7.5 billion is “bittersweet.” “I wasn’t really looking for this in any way,” Shaich told Fortune in an interview following the announcement. “To be honest, we have been hugely successful.