panera bread company in 2012 pursuing growth in a weak economy

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please answer these questions in a form of essay

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy?
2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does
the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies?
3. What are the primary components of Panera Bread’s value chain?
5. how is Panera Bread’s operating performance?
8. What strategic issues and problems does Panera Bread management need to address?
9. What does Panera Bread need to do to strengthen its competitive position and business prospects vis-à-vis
other restaurant chain rivals?
– what is the current situation of Panera? how is it doing?