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Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81

He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.

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Deaths (Obituaries), Fast Food Industry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Panera Bread Company, Restaurants, Rosenthal, Ken (1943-2025), Saint Louis Bread Company, St Louis (Mo)
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