<Tr> <Th> Subsidiaries </Th> <Td> Paradise Bakery & Café </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> panerabread.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Panera Bread Company is an American chain of bakery - café fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada . Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area . Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items . </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>

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