The first non-company owned store opened this month in northFulton County, 25 miles north of Downtown. The bakery-cafesspecialize in baked goods, especially breads and bagels, soups,salads and sandwiches. Stores are both free-standing and withinmalls and range in size from 3,000 sf to more than 5,000 sf.Average unit sales are $1.5 million per year.

Panera Bread Co., formerly Au Bon Pain Co., currently has morethan 230 bakery-cafes in 27 states. Through franchising andcompany-owned sites, the company expects to open another 500 storesover the next six years.

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