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Panera sold for $7.5 billion on success of mobile orders and healthy menus,

Apr 5, 2017
In the most expensive U.S. restaurant deal in history, Panera, that spot that touts itself as a healthy fast-casual restaurant, has been acquired by private European investors JAB Holdings. The deal is reported to be worth $7.5 billion. Panera’s headquarters is in St. Louis, and the chain has about 2,000 locations in the U.S. It […]