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Why Panera Does Its Own Delivery

PYMNTS

Current CEO Blaine Hurst was the prime mover behind Panera’s first large-scale delivery test in Louisville, Kentucky, four years ago. The leadership team actually voted to kill the project, but Hurst was able to talk then-CEO Ron Shaich into keeping the pilot going for a little while. I said, ‘Just let me finish the Louisville test.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. Louisville. Bunnell listened. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Philadelphia.