La Verne – Panera Bread Now Open
The new Panera Bread at the northeast corner of Foothill and Fruit opened Tuesday, August 31, 2010 and business is booming. I spoke with the General Manager, Laura Berrie, and she is excited about how business is going.
I was there at two in the afternoon and the inside was packed and there was a line out the door. As you can tell from the picture above, the patio was also full. Note how the patio was built to accommodate the two beautiful oak trees. You can see the oak trees that shaded the entrance to the old Michael J’s in the picture below. Michael J’s was torn down to make room for this exciting new addition to what is becoming the main intersection in La Verne.
Panera Bread was recently listed #99 on the Fortune Magazine list of top 100 fastest growing companies. The only other restaurant on the list was Chipotle Mexican Grill at #60.
