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PANERA BREAD COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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there were approximately 901,000 shares issued under this plan as of December 30, 2014, 878,000 shares issued under this plan
as of December 31, 2013, and 858,000 shares issued under this plan as of December 25, 2012.
17. Defined Contribution Benefit Plan
The Panera Bread Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) was formed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code
(“the Code”). The Plan covers substantially all employees who meet certain service requirements. Participating employees may
elect to defer a percentage of his or her salary on a pre-tax basis, subject to the limitations imposed by the Plan and the Code. The
Plan provides for a matching contribution by the Company equal to 50 percent of the first three percent of the participant’s eligible
pay. All employee contributions vest immediately. Company matching contributions vest beginning in the second year of
employment at 25 percent per year, and are fully vested after five years. The Company contributed $2.2 million, $2.0 million,
and $1.8 million to the Plan in fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013, and fiscal 2012, respectively.
18. Business Segment Information
The Company operates three business segments. The Company Bakery-Cafe Operations segment is comprised of the operating
activities of the bakery-cafes owned directly and indirectly by the Company. The Company-owned bakery-cafes conduct business
under the Panera Bread®, Saint Louis Bread Co.® or Paradise Bakery & Café® names. These bakery-cafes offer some or all of
the following: fresh baked goods, made-to-order sandwiches on freshly baked breads, soups, salads, pasta dishes, custom roasted
coffees, and other complementary products through on-premise sales, as well as catering.
The Franchise Operations segment is comprised of the operating activities of the franchise business unit, which licenses qualified
operators to conduct business under the Panera Bread or Paradise Bakery & Café names and also monitors the operations of these
bakery-cafes. Under the terms of most of the agreements, the licensed operators pay royalties and fees to the Company in return
for the use of the Panera Bread or Paradise Bakery & Café names.
The Fresh Dough and Other Product Operations segment supplies fresh dough, produce, tuna, cream cheese, and indirectly supplies
proprietary sweet goods items through a contract manufacturing arrangement, to Company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-
cafes. The fresh dough is sold to a number of both Company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes at a delivered cost
generally not to exceed 27 percent of the retail value of the end product. The sales and related costs to the franchise-operated
bakery-cafes are separately stated line items in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The sales, costs, and
operating profit related to the sales to Company-owned bakery-cafes are eliminated in consolidation in the Consolidated Statements
of Comprehensive Income.