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12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2015

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Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal 2015 - quarters ended (1)
	March 31		June 30		September 29		December 29
Revenues	$	648,504	$	676,657	$	664,654	$	691,765
Operating profit	51,197		68,412		52,102		69,883
Net income attributable to Panera Bread Company	31,860		41,929		32,393		43,160
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.20	$	1.60	$	1.28	$	1.75
Diluted	$	1.20	$	1.60	$	1.27	$	1.74

	Fiscal 2014 - quarters ended (1)
	April 1		July 1		September 30		December 30
Revenues	$	605,753	$	631,055	$	619,890	$	672,497
Operating profit	67,005		73,942		57,959		77,037
Net income attributable to Panera Bread Company	42,395		49,192		39,214		48,492
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.55	$	1.83	$	1.47	$	1.82
Diluted	$	1.55	$	1.82	$	1.46	$	1.82