Panera Bread started in St. Louis

[Two Crows]

Just FYI; they started here, but they did not (and still do not) call them "Panera Bread".

They added that name later when they started going national.

Locally, they still use the original name; "St. Louis Bread Company".

But ... now they are talking about changing the names of all the stores not actually in St. Louis county over to that weak-ass name the rest of you call them by.

So my question is this: Why won't they represent?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Just FYI; they started here, but they did not (and still do not) call them "Panera Bread".

They added that name later when they started going national.

Locally, they still use the original name; "St. Louis Bread Company".

But ... now they are talking about changing the names of all the stores not actually in St. Louis county over to that weak-ass name the rest of you call them by.

So my question is this: Why won't they represent?

They don't want their customers to think that they are gonna get shot by going in a place with St Louis in its name

 

[Zer]

It'll always be St. Louis Bread Company bread to me

 

[Two Crows]

They don't want their customers to think that they are gonna get shot by going in a place with St Louis in its name

 

[quadrunner]

If u live in the lou then u just call it bread co

 

[Osculater]

I call it STL bread

 

[Simple Southerner]

 

[YEET]

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Agreed, but I enjoy their grilled cheese sammiches.

 

[gspieler]

The Panera brand name seems to have worked very well. I’m not sure it’d be wise to roll the dice on an already-successful national chain.

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

Ate there once. Had a sandwich. Dreadful. All bread and next to no meat or cheese. Ordered it with bacon and got one measly slice that was folded in half. Will never return.

 

[TheTickG]

They had great cream cheese options if you're into bagels...and diabetes.

 

[surrealworlds]

Its bread co. Noone from the Lou really gives a shit. And as someone else said we get that a national brand doesnt want to be directly associated with a top 5 dangerous city in America.

 

[NoSmilez]

Honestly I went there maybe twice. The place isn't anything special. It's like a real anemic version of star bucks. They might have somewhat more variety of food but the coffee is dookie.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

Same thing happened with the Rams.

 

[mmamxfan]

Panera isn't bad, but it has nothing on Erik's Deli Cafe around the Bay Area and Santa Cruz California. Real Fucking G's come from f'n California America!

 

[misterfurious]

They should’ve stayed in St Louis.

 

[Big Dawg]

You've got him representing........

 

[sleepwalk]

You know, I bet Ho Chi Minh Trail Mix and Fallujah Fried Fish had the same problem.

 

[Spounman]

Panera isn't bad, but it has nothing on Erik's Deli Cafe around the Bay Area and Santa Cruz California. Real Fucking G's come from f'n California America!

Erik's is good, can't go wrong with their sandwiches. I used to like the Italian at Panera but they took it off the menu

 

[Night Owl]

Same thing happened with the Rams.