Panera Bread Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Panera Bread's competitors and similar companies include Sweetgreen, Del Taco, Starbucks, Restaurant Brands International, Au Bon Pain and Dine Brands Global.

	Panera Bread Panera Bread (formerly known as St. Louis Bread Company) is an operator of bakery cafes.	Sweetgreen Sweetgreen is a fast-casual restaurant chain, serving simple, seasonal and healthy food.	Del Taco Del Taco is an operator and franchiser of restaurants featuring fast-food cuisine.	Starbucks Starbucks is a company that operates as a marketer and retailer of coffee and food products.	Restaurant Brands International Restaurant Brands International is a quick service restaurant company.	Au Bon Pain Au Bon Pain offers consumers a wide array of delicious, nutritional foods that include low-sodium, low-fat, gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.	Dine Brands Global Dine Brands Global is a company that both franchises and operates IHOP and Applebee's restaurants.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1987	Founding Date 2007	Founding Date 1964	Founding Date 1971	Founding Date N/A	Founding Date 1978	Founding Date 1976
Type	Type Private	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Public	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Public
Tags	Tags Food & Beverage distribution processed food restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage delivery nutrition restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage processed food restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage beverages distribution processed food	Tags Food & Beverage holding company restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage hospitality nutrition processed food restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage restaurant
Locations	Locations Fenton, US HQ Needham, US	Locations Los Angeles, US HQ Ardmore, US Arlington, US Berkeley, US Bethesda, US Boston, US Boston, US see more	Locations Lake Forest, US HQ Tamuning, GU Alamogordo, US Albany, US Albuquerque, US Allen Park, US American Fork, US see more	Locations Seattle, US HQ Richmond, AU Vienna, AT Varginha, BR Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN San José, CR see more	Locations Miami, US HQ Toronto, CA	Locations Boston, US HQ Richardson, US	Locations Glendale, US HQ Dublin, IE Albuquerque, US Atlanta, US Charlotte, US Chicago, US Dallas, US see more
Employees	Employees 40,8091% increase	Employees 5,396	Employees 4,827	Employees 361,0005% decrease	Employees 6,3005% increase	Employees 1,1661% decrease	Employees 558
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 4.4 b	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 108.4 b	Valuation ($) 32.5 b	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 477 m
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $5.8b (Y, 2022)	Revenue (est.) $679.5m (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $527.4m (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) $37.2b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $9.4b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $879.3m (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $124.1m (FY, 2021)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $323.2m (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $403.2m (FY, 2021)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $359.3m (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income ($134.1m) (FY, 2025)	Net income $5.7m (FY, 2021)	Net income N/A	Net income $1.1b (FY, 2025)	Net income N/A	Net income $17.1m (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Countries	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries 86 (Q3, 2023)	Countries 100 (Q3, 2017)	Countries N/A	Countries 19 (Jan, 2018)
Restaurants	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants 90 (Nov, 2018)	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants 23.7 k (Q3, 2017)	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants 3.7 k (Q3, 2017)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 100m	Total funding raised $ 473.3m	Total funding raised $ 260m	Total funding raised $ 900m	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised N/A