He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally ...

The facility at an industrial complex at 1505 Dupont Ave. is closing April 14. Employees will get separation pay and help ...

Before Ken Rosenthal opened the bakery-cafe that would become Panera Bread, he was a businessman who didn’t know how to cook ...

Ken Rosenthal, founder of the St. Louis Bread Company—later known as Panera Bread—passed away on February 14, 2025, at age 81. His family confirmed his death in an obituary, noting he was ...