Management Major Awareness Week 2009: Scott Davis, Panera Bread

Scott Davis discusses how he came to be chief concept officer and a senior vice president with Panera Bread, and shares the story behind the birth and evolution of this national café-bakery chain and its successful business model. With some $2.6 billion in annual sales, Panera has been the top-performing stock in the restaurant industry for ten years running and, says Davis, reported 35 percent growth year-over-year for the most recent quarter—an impressive achievement in this tough economy.

Davis spoke in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University on October 28, 2009, as part of Management Major Awareness Week, which featured a series of events to bring visibility to the new management major available for undergraduate students.

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