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Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich on Fast Casual Dining

2025/5/22
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Ron Shaich: 我从未真正制定过职业规划，但我一直渴望有所作为。我发现，当我在做生意时，我会融入战略或政治的背景；而在从事政治或政治竞选管理时，它就像一门生意。商业是一场永不结束的选举，而政治竞选是一门只有一个审判日的生意，那就是选举日。我在商学院的时候，甚至不知道什么是投资银行家。我之所以开始做生意，是因为我看到学生们把钱花在校外的便利店里，我觉得我们可以自己开一家学生运营的商店，这样既能服务大家，又能让我体验到创造的乐趣。这种体验让我爱上了食物、零售和经营，最终成为了我生活的一部分。

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Ron Shaich's journey from a student council treasurer to founding a successful cookie company and eventually merging it with Au Bon Pain, highlighting his entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen.
  • Shaich's early entrepreneurial experiment with a student-run store.
  • His initial foray into the cookie business and later acquisition of Au Bon Pain.
  • The strategic merger of his cookie store with Au Bon Pain to overcome challenges and expand the business.

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Barry speaks with Ron Shaich, co-founder of Au Bon Pain and founder and former chairman and CEO of Panera Bread. A key part of building that brand, today Shaich is a lead investor in Cava, Tatte, Life Alive and Level99, continuing a long and extensive career in the restaurant and fast casual business. He’s credited with defining the fast causal segment. Shaich makes his investments through Act III Holdings, a more than $1 billion evergreen investment vehicle. Shaich has twice been recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, selected as the 2018 Restaurant Leader of the Year and was presented the prestigious Nation’s Restaurant News Pioneer Award as one of the most significant contributors in the history of the restaurant business.

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