Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich on Fast Casual Dining

Barry speaks with Ron Shaich, co-founder of Au Bon Pain and founder and former chairman and CEO of Panera Bread. A key part of building that brand, today Shaich is a lead investor in Cava, Tatte, Life Alive and Level99, continuing a long and extensive career in the restaurant and fast casual business. He’s credited with defining the fast causal segment. Shaich makes his investments through Act III Holdings, a more than $1 billion evergreen investment vehicle. Shaich has twice been recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, selected as the 2018 Restaurant Leader of the Year and was presented the prestigious Nation’s Restaurant News Pioneer Award as one of the most significant contributors in the history of the restaurant business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Stop being a spectator in the global markets.The mainstream feed is for the retail crowd. If you demand the raw, untracked data used by the masters of capital, bypass the system noise here.🔴 INITIALIZE SECURE DOWNLOAD⚪ GET THE UNFILTERED DATA