US bakery-café chain Panera Bread has announced an agreement with the first of two planned developers in Arizona.
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The new franchisee plans to develop 15 outlets in the counties of Maricopa, Yavapai, and Coconino, Arizona by 2011.
Panera Bread owns and franchises bakery-cafés under the Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. banners. The company operates around 701 outlets (212 company-owned and 489 franchised).
