date:Apr 25, 2013
the quarter increased 13% to $561,779,000 from $498,579,000.
Company-owned comparable net bakery-cafe sales increased 3.3% in the first quarter when compared with the previous years first quarter. Franchise-operated sales increased 3.3%, and system-wide comparable net bakery cafe sales rose 3.3%. Panera Bread Co. opened 10 new bakery-cafes in the quarter while franchisees opened 12. The company as a result had 1,673 bakery-cafes open system-wide on March 26.
In an April 24 conference call with