query: when did st louis bread company become panera

pos: Panera Bread Louis Bread Company for $23 million. In 1997, Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera, a word that has roots meaning "bread basket" in Latin. At the same time, the St. Louis Bread Company renovated its 20 bakery-cafés in the St. Louis area. In May 1999, Au Bon Pain Co. sold Au Bon Pain to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. for $78 million to focus on the Panera Bread chain. Panera Bread moved its headquarters to Richmond Heights, Missouri in 2000. In 2007, Panera Bread purchased a 51% stake in Paradise Bakery & Café, a Phoenix metropolitan area-based

pos: Panera Bread Louis Bread Company for $23 million. In 1997, Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera, a word that has roots meaning "bread basket" in Latin. At the same time, the St. Louis Bread Company renovated its 20 bakery-cafés in the St. Louis area. In May 1999, Au Bon Pain Co. sold Au Bon Pain to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. for $78 million to focus on the Panera Bread chain. Panera Bread moved its headquarters to Richmond Heights, Missouri in 2000. In 2007, Panera Bread purchased a 51% stake in Paradise Bakery & Café, a Phoenix metropolitan area-based

pos: Panera Bread its final 20 years as a public company, from 1997 to 2017, it was the best performing restaurant stock, delivering an 86-fold return to shareholders. Panera was once the largest provider of free Wi-Fi Hotspots in the United States. Many locations restrict the duration of free Wi-Fi to 30 or 60 minutes during peak hours. In 1987, The St. Louis Bread Company was founded by Ken & Linda Rosenthal with the first location in Kirkwood, Missouri. The Rosenthals invested $150,000 and received a $150,000 Small Business Administration loan. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co., a public company purchased the St.

pos: Au Bon Pain bankruptcy, and a 60% interest in the company was acquired by Ronald M. Shaich and his father. In 1991, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. In 1993, the company acquired Saint Louis Bread Company, the predecessor for Panera Bread, for $23 million. The company also acquired the U.S. bakery locations of Warburtons, which were converted to Au Bon Pain locations. In 1996, the company announced plans to upgrade the interior of its stores after reporting a loss. In 1997, the company considered opening locations in Peru. In 1999, Au Bon Pain Co. Inc. (later renamed

pos: Lansing Mall more storefronts in that wing and resulting in the closure of B. Dalton, which was owned by the same company at the time. Two new restaurants also joined at this point: Panera Bread and Genghis Grill, whose location was both their first in Michigan and their first to be located in a mall. The former Montgomery Ward building was tenanted by Younkers in 2002, although the store's construction was delayed. Saks, Inc., then-owners of the Younkers chain, had bought the Montgomery Ward building in 1997 and had intended to convert it at this point, but lacked the finances to construct

neg: Panera Bread was judged North America's healthiest fast casual restaurant. In 2009 and 2012, Zagat named Panera one of the most popular restaurants for eating on the go. Panera was also rated No. 1 for Best Healthy Option, Best Salad, and Best Facilities, among restaurants with fewer than 5,000 locations. Panera Bread Panera Bread Company is a chain store of bakery-café fast casual restaurants with over 2,000 locations, all of which are in the United States and Canada. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The company operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in Greater St. Louis,

neg: Panera Bread Panera Bread Panera Bread Company is a chain store of bakery-café fast casual restaurants with over 2,000 locations, all of which are in the United States and Canada. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The company operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in Greater St. Louis, where it has over 100 locations. Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items. The company, which also owns Au Bon Pain, is owned by JAB Holding Company, which is in turn owned by the Reimann family of Germany. Panera offers a wide array of

neg: Gooey butter cake Gateway Arch and the modern cityscape in clouds. Independent or family bakeries make gooey butter cakes, from a time when there were still many neighborhood corner German and Austrian American bakeries in St. Louis, in neighborhoods like Dutchtown, Bevo Mill, and the Tower Grove area, and others. There are now several businesses that specialize in different flavors of gooey butter cake and sell them in coffee shops, or to walk in customers, or by order or shipment. Panera Bread Company (original name: St. Louis Bread Company) makes a Danish with a gooey butter filling for the St. Louis market. More

neg: Panera Bread 2016. The original location near St. Louis closed in January 2018. There is currently only one location, in Boston. On November 5, 2015, Panera announced that it will use free-range eggs in all of its stores by 2020. Panera also announced the addition of more plant-based proteins, such as edamame and organic quinoa, to its menu. At the time of the announcement, the company said it was 21% cage-free in the roughly 70 million eggs it used in 2015. In December 2016, it published its third animal welfare progress report, announcing new efforts to improve broiler chicken welfare. The Day-End

neg: Panera Bread were rebranded as Panera Bread. In January 2017, Panera announced its food menu was free of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives. On July 18, 2017, JAB Holding Company acquired the company for $7.16 billion. On November 8, 2017, Panera announced that founder Ron Shaich was stepping down as CEO, with company president Blaine Hurst to take over. Shaich remained chairman. The company also announced the acquisition of Au Bon Pain. In January 2018, the company formed a consulting business to help restaurants remove artificial ingredients from their menus. On April 2, 2018, Brian Krebs reported that the Panera Bread

neg: Panera Bread allergy to peanuts. In June 2018, a judge sent the case to a jury. In 2010, the company's nonprofit foundation created Panera Cares, a "Pay what you can" restaurant in its home market of St. Louis. CEO Ron Shaich based the idea on an NBC profile of the SAME Cafe in Denver, Colorado. It later expanded the concept to Dearborn, Michigan; Portland, Oregon; Chicago; and Boston. Each site served approximately 3,500 people every week. The Panera Cares in Chicago shut down at the end of January 2015. The Panera Cares in Portland, Oregon shut down at the end of June

neg: John M. Maguire to April 2012 and as its Executive Vice President since April 3, 2006. He joined Panera Bread Co. in April 1993 and served as Chief Company and Joint Venture Operations Officer since November 2002; Senior Vice President from November 2002 to April 3, 2006; Senior Vice President of Company Operations and Bakery Supply Chain from April 2000 to July 2001 and Vice President of Commissary Operations from November 1998 to March 2000. From January 1990 to October 1998, Mr. Maguire served as a Manager and Vice President of Commissary Operations for the Au Bon Pain and Panera Bread/ Saint Louis

neg: Au Bon Pain split off from Panera in 1999 after being created in 1981. In 2018, the company looked to close its 9 locations in Washington D.C. or convert them to Panera Bread locations. Au Bon Pain Au Bon Pain (, meaning "at (or to) the Good Bread") is a fast casual restaurant, bakery and café chain headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with over 300 locations in the United States, India, and Thailand. The company is owned by Panera Bread, which is owned by JAB Holding Company. JAB is owned by the Reimann family of Germany. Au Bon Pain serves baked goods such as

neg: Panera Bread concept with over 70 locations in 10 states, predominantly in the west and southwest, for $21.1 million. The company purchased the balance of Paradise in June 2009. In February 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed against the company alleging it failed to disclose material adverse facts about the company's financial well-being, business relationships, and prospects. In February 2011, Panera agreed to pay $5.75 million to shareholders while admitting no wrongdoing, settling the lawsuit. In October 2008, Panera Bread expanded into Canada, opening locations in Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oakville, and Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area. In November 2010, Panera

neg: Panera Bread Dough-Nation program provides unsold bread and baked goods to local area hunger relief agencies and charities. Panera Bread bakery-cafes donate $100 million worth of unsold bread and baked goods annually to local organizations in need. Panera also supports events held by nonprofit organizations serving those in need by donating a certificate or fresh bakery products. In 2003, a lawsuit was filed by a former employee who claimed he was fired after allegedly refusing to carry out discriminatory policies set forth by his superiors. In 2009 and 2011, class action lawsuits were filed by former workers alleging that the company violated

neg: Panera Bread Bread relocated its headquarters to Sunset Hills while vacating its Richmond Heights headquarters and Brentwood, Missouri offices. The company leased additional space for its headquarters in 2013. In May 2014, Panera unveiled "Panera 2.0," a series of integrated technologies including new capabilities for digital ordering, payment, operations and, ultimately, consumption. It includes tablet kiosks with iPads, which the company calls "Fast Lane", where customers may place an order and pay without approaching the counter. In addition to the kiosks, customers could also place orders and pay via an app on their smartphone or tablet. In 2017, digital orders accounted for

neg: Richmond Heights, Missouri About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Panera Bread was formerly headquartered in Richmond Heights with a St. Louis Bread Co. bakery-cafe (as they are locally known) located across the street. The Sisters of Saint Mary hospital, a movie theater, various notable small businesses, specialty shops, and franchised business locations. The Saint Louis Galleria is a prominent shopping mall in the area, and a large source of municipal revenue. The Parkmoor restaurant was a local institution in neighboring

neg: Lion's Choice undisclosed amount. Under the new ownership, in 2015, Lion's Choice opened a restaurant in Ellisville, Missouri, their first in ten years. In May 2017, Lion's Choice named Mike Kupstas, a longtime veteran of the foodservice industry, as its new CEO. Prior to this appointment, Kupstas held senior executive and marketing positions at Panera Bread, Long John Silver's and Red Lobster. Kupstas reportedly plans to launch new locations not just in the St. Louis area, but potentially throughout the Midwest, telling the "St. Louis Business Journal": "No doubt beef consumption is greater in the Midwest. It’s a great place to start.

neg: Louis Joliet Mall Louis Joliet Mall Louis Joliet Mall, formerly known as Westfield Louis Joliet Mall, is a shopping mall in Joliet, Illinois. It is located at 1118 Mall Loop Drive, Joliet. Its anchor stores , JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) Sears and a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater along with one vacant anchor last occupied by Carson's. It also has 3 Restaurants, TGI Fridays, Panera Bread, and a former Tilted Kilt. The mall opened in 1978 with Sears and Marshall Field & Company. Bergner-Weise opened in September 1979, and JCPenney would move from downtown to the mall one month later. In the beginning,

neg: Panera Bread employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming that they were not paid overtime wages. In 2011, revenue was US$2.7 billion, operating income was US$259 million, net income was US$160 million, assets were US$1.5 billion, and equity was US$497.3 million. In 2015, annual revenues were $2,681,580,000 up from $2,529,195,000 the year prior. Net income came to $149,325,000 down from $179,293,000 the year prior. Total assets equaled $1,475,318,000. In 2005, Panera ranked 37th on "Bloomberg BusinessWeek"'s list of "Hot Growth Companies", earning $38.6 million with a 42.9 percent increase in profits. In a 2008 "Health" magazine study, Panera Bread

neg: Qdoba 2006, the company was involved in a lawsuit in which Panera Bread attempted to invoke a clause in Panera's contract with the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to stop the opening of a Qdoba Mexican Grill. The clause provided that Panera would be the only sandwich shop in the shopping center. Panera argued that burritos and other tortilla-based foods were, in fact, sandwiches. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke ruled against Panera, concluding, "A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling

neg: St. Louis and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics. The economy of metropolitan St. Louis relies on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation of goods, and tourism. Its metro area is home to major corporations, including Anheuser-Busch, Express Scripts, Centene, Boeing Defense, Emerson, Energizer, Panera, Enterprise, Peabody Energy, Ameren, Post Holdings, Monsanto, Edward Jones, Go Jet, Purina and Sigma-Aldrich. Nine of the ten Fortune 500 companies based in Missouri are located within the St. Louis metropolitan area. This city has also become known for its growing medical, pharmaceutical and research presence. St. Louis

neg: Panera Bread website had leaked between 7 million and 37 million customer records — including names, email and physical addresses, customer loyalty account numbers, birthdays and the last four digits of the customer’s credit card number — for at least eight months before the site was taken offline. Panera was notified privately about the vulnerability in August 2017, but failed to fix it until after it was disclosed publicly eight months later. Panera said that the leak affected fewer than 10,000 customers and had been fixed. In May 2018, the company introduced delivery services to 897 cities in 43 states, employing its

neg: Papa John's Pizza than the usual recommended mileage rate, had a "net effect" of the company "willfully fail[ing] to pay the federal minimum wage to their delivery drivers." In July 2016, Panera Bread filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Eastern District Court in Missouri accusing Papa John's of stealing digital trade secrets and proprietary data management strategies by hiring Michael Nettles, a former Panera executive who was in charge of the chain's corporate digital technologies deployment. In August, a Federal judge issued a restraining order, preventing Nettles from reporting to work at Papa John's while the case was active. Later that year, Panera

neg: Au Bon Pain Au Bon Pain Au Bon Pain (, meaning "at (or to) the Good Bread") is a fast casual restaurant, bakery and café chain headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with over 300 locations in the United States, India, and Thailand. The company is owned by Panera Bread, which is owned by JAB Holding Company. JAB is owned by the Reimann family of Germany. Au Bon Pain serves baked goods such as bread, pastries, croissants, and bagels as well as tea, coffee and espresso beverages, breakfast foods such as egg sandwiches, and lunch items such as soup, salads, and sandwiches. The company also

neg: Soup and sandwich and Zoup! restaurant chains. In September 2016, the fast casual restaurant Panera Bread had a total of 2,024 stores at North American locations, some of which go by different company names. Panera plans to expand its product delivery availability, which began in early 2016, to include 35% to 40% of its store locations by the end of 2017. In October 2016, Zoup! has a total of 96 stores in the United States, with 93 franchise stores and three company-owned ones. The soup and sandwich combination has been mass-produced in the United States and purveyed to consumers on a national level,

neg: Panera Bread from 3 months of sick leave. Panera said it "does not discriminate based on national origin, race or sex," and that the plaintiff "was terminated because he had used all of his medical leave and was unable to return to work." The plaintiff worked in a store owned by franchisee Sam Covelli, who also owns the stores that were involved in the 2003 racial discrimination lawsuit. Covelli Enterprises is the single largest franchisee of Panera Bread with nearly 200 stores in northeast Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Florida. The lawsuit was settled in June 2012. In December 2017, former

neg: Fast casual restaurant Fast casual restaurant A fast casual restaurant, found primarily in the United States, does not offer full table service, but advertises higher quality food than fast food restaurants, with fewer frozen or processed ingredients. It is an intermediate concept between fast food and casual dining, and usually priced accordingly. The category is exemplified by chains such as Chipotle, Shake Shack, Boston Market, Bruegger's, Captain D's, Culver's, Dig Inn, Newk's Eatery, Noodles & Co., Panera Bread, Pizza Ranch, Pollo Tropical, Smashburger and Vapiano. The concept originated in the United States in the early 1990s, but did not become mainstream until the

neg: Panera Bread over $1 billion in orders, or 26% of sales. In June 2014, Panera unveiled its official Food Policy which detailed commitments to clean ingredients, transparency and a positive impact on the food system. This policy outlines the company's values and sets a course for continuous improvement. Panera also made a commitment to remove artificial additives (colors, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives) on its 'No No List' from the food in its US bakery-cafes by the end of 2016. On March 23, 2016, Panera opened its 2,000th location, a cafe in Elyria, Ohio. In September 2015, many Paradise Bakery & Café locations

neg: Panera Bread pastries and baked goods, such as croissants, bagels, cookies, scones, muffins and brownies. These, along with Panera's artisan breads, are typically baked before dawn by an on-staff baker. Aside from the bakery section, Panera has a regular menu for dine-in or takeout including: Sandwiches, Panini, Pastas, Soups, Flatbreads, Salads, Side choices, Panera Kids, Fruit smoothies, Frozen drinks, Iced drinks, Coffee, tea, and lemonade, Espresso drinks, Lattes, and Hot chocolate. Panera also has a selection of seasonal offerings, such as the Strawberry Poppy Seed Chicken salad offered during the summer season and the Roasted Turkey Cranberry Flatbread in the winter. During

neg: Otto Frederick Rohwedder sold commercially on July 7, 1928. Sales of the machine to other bakeries increased and sliced bread became available across the country. Gustav Papendick, a baker in St. Louis, Missouri, bought Rohwedder's second machine and found he could improve on it. He developed a better way to have the machine wrap and keep bread fresh. He also applied for patents for his concepts. In 1930 Continental Baking Company introduced Wonder Bread as a sliced bread. It was followed by other major companies when they saw how the bread was received. By 1932 the availability of standardized slices had boosted sales

neg: Richland Town Centre featured retailers include Chili's Grill & Bar, Five Guys, Panera Bread and Starbucks. MPG Development of Jupiter, Florida owns and manages the shopping center. Major tenants include Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Dress Barn, Famous Footwear, Michaels, Petco, Richland Cinemas, Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx and Wal-Mart Supercenter. Additional featured retailers include Chili's Grill & Bar, Five Guys, Panera Bread and Starbucks. Richland Town Centre Richland Town Centre is a power center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 219 at Elton Road and Theatre Drive. The center opened in 2004 on the site

neg: John M. Maguire John M. Maguire John M. Maguire is an American businessman and restaurateur, and the current President and CEO of Friendly's, a position he has held since April 12, 2012 Maguire brought two decades of experience in restaurant operations, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Panera Bread. Maguire previously held positions with Au Bon Pain Co., Inc., Bread and Circus/Whole Foods Supermarkets, and Continental Baking Company. Maguire is a native of Weymouth, Massachusetts. He has a bachelor's degree in bakery science and management from Kansas State University, 1987 and a master's degree in advanced management from

neg: Au Bon Pain Panera Bread) sold its Au Bon Pain division to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.. In 2000, it was sold to Compass Group. In 2000, the company reached a franchise agreement with Gourmet Coffee Co. Ltd. of Taiwan to open the first locations of Au Bon Pain in Taipei. In 2005, Au Bon Pain management, in partnership with PNC Financial Services, purchased 75% of the company. Compass Group retained the remaining 25%. In March 2008, LNK Partners, a private equity firm, acquired a controlling interest in the company. In 2011, all of its locations were renovated in a major remodeling program.

neg: Finally (company) in funding and employed 32 employees. In 2017, Michael Simon became CEO and Goscha became chairman. Simon was previously chief marketing officer of Panera Bread and Bai Brands. At the time, Finally light bulbs were available at Staples, Ace Hardware, Amazon, Wayfair, and Walmart's online store. In March 2018, a new round of funding of $50 million brought the company's total funding to $93 million. The company announced that its products were added to The Home Depot and Costco stores, bringing the total number of stores where the products are available to almost 3,000. The company claims that Finally light

neg: LaunchCode hired by the company. Peter Downs wrote in "The Wall Street Journal", McKelvey said that if LaunchCode is successful, "I believe that we’ll actually create a talent surplus, then you’ll start to see companies moving to this region to take advantage of that surplus.” In the first round, LaunchCode is placing coders at 100 companies, including Enterprise Holdings, MasterCard, Monsanto, Build-a-Bear, and Panera. Recognizing a deficit of coders with basic skills, LaunchCode collaborated with edX to offer free HarvardX programming classes in downtown St. Louis. Jim McKelvey and Brendan Lind explain on edX.org: “To support those who want to learn

neg: Bread bowl of the stew's base, and can be eaten after the stew has been eaten. Meals served in bread bowls can be found at some restaurants, such as the Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons, Boudin Bakery, Panera Bread, Hearth 'n Kettle, Quizno's, Au Bon Pain, Domino's Pizza, and vendors at some Renaissance faires. It is also good to use for dips, using the scooped out bread for dipping. Use of a bread bowl can add considerably to a soup's calorie count. Calorie counts posted at Au Bon Pain, for example, state that the bread bowl contains 620 calories in addition to

neg: Artemi Panarin interviews before and after games. His fellow Russian teammates, Viktor Tikhonov, who briefly played with the Blackhawks in 2015, and Artem Anisimov also helped Panarin understand English while playing in North America. Panarin was affectionately nicknamed the "Bread Man", a reference to the Panera Bread restaurant chain, by his teammates and coaches on the Blackhawks, which was retained when he was traded to the Blue Jackets. Artemi Panarin Artemi Sergeyevich Panarin (; born 30 October 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played

neg: Panera Bread own drivers. According to the company, this created 13,000 jobs. In 2016, a lawsuit was filed after an employee at a Natick, Massachusetts store put peanut butter on a sandwich, despite being informed that the person receiving the sandwich had a peanut allergy. The plaintiffs charged the company and those employees involved with intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress as well as assault and battery. The recipient of the sandwich was hospitalized briefly. Less than one month after the incident, another restaurant reportedly had a nearly identical incident with another person who had a severe

neg: Sliced bread the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri, which sold their first slices on July 7, 1928. Their product, "Kleen Maid Sliced Bread", proved to be a success. Battle Creek, Michigan, has a competing claim as the first city to sell bread sliced by Rohwedder's machine; however, historians have produced no documentation backing up Battle Creek's claim. The bread was advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped." St. Louis baker Gustav Papendick bought Rohwedder's second bread slicer and set out to improve it by devising a way to keep the slices together at least

neg: Ralston Purina and the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League franchise. During the company's ownership of the team, they changed the name of the St. Louis Arena to the Checkerdome, reflecting the Ralston Purina logo. The franchise was sold to Harry Ornest on July 27, 1983. Ralston Purina purchased the Eveready Battery Company in 1986, owner of the Eveready and Energizer brands. The company was spun off in 2000. Ralston Purina purchased Continental Baking Company, makers of Wonder bread and Hostess cakes, from ITT in 1984. Ralston spun off Continental Baking Company, subsequently bought by Irving, Texas-based Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC). Ralston

neg: Au Bon Pain In 2013, the company announced that by 2017, it would only use free-range eggs. In 2014, under the leadership of Sue Morelli, Au Bon Pain was named one of the top women-led businesses in Massachusetts. In January 2015, Au Bon Pain hired Katherine See as Executive Chef. In 2015, UNITE HERE, a labor union, targeted the company's employees at Philadelphia International Airport. The union published a report that the company was underperforming. In June 2016, Morelli retired and Ray Blanchette was named President and CEO. On November 8, 2017, Panera Bread announced the acquisition of Au Bon Pain, which had

neg: Blount Fine Foods Frozen Foods magazine. In 2013, the company launched a line of single-serving soups and macaroni and cheese. In 2016, the company acquired Food Source, LP in McKinney, Texas. Blount Fine Foods Blount Fine Foods, formerly Blount Seafood, is a prepared foods and soup manufacturer that produces wholesale frozen and fresh soups under the Blount brand as well as Panera Bread and Legal Sea Foods. Blount Fine Foods is headquartered in Fall River, Massachusetts with a production facility in Warren, Rhode Island. Blount Seafood Corporation was founded by F. Nelson Blount, whose family was involved in the shellfish industry since the

neg: Anomaly (advertising agency) Anomaly (advertising agency) Anomaly is an advertising agency founded in 2004 in New York City. The agency has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, and Shanghai. The agency was founded by Carl Johnson, Jason Deland, Johnny Vulkan, Mike Byrne, Richard Mulder, and Justin Barocas. Anomaly's clients have included Anheuser-Busch InBev, Beats, The Campbell Soup Company, Converse, Diageo, Dick's Sporting Goods, Diesel, Google, The Hershey Company, Kohl's, Major League Baseball, MINI Canada (a division of BMW), New York Life Insurance, Panera Bread, and Sally Hansen. Additionally, Anomaly has holdings in companies such as hmbldt, Avec Eric, EOS, Mighty

neg: St. Louis Aircraft Corporation did not go into production. In 1945, the St. Louis Aircraft Corporation was shut down after wartime contracts ended. St. Louis Aircraft Corporation In 1915, the St. Louis Car Company had been approached by Thomas W. Benoist to build 1000 flying boats. A prototype was built, but the concept did not go into production. In 1917 The United States government needed to form a production interest for World War I aircraft production needs. The St. Louis Aircraft Corporation was founded by A.J. Seigel of the Hutting Sash and Door company, and Edwin B Messner of the St. Louis Car Company.

neg: Panera Bread the California Labor Code, failed to pay overtime, failed to provide meal and rest periods, failed to pay employees upon termination, and violated California's Unfair Competition Law. Panera paid $5 million to settle all claims and denied any wrongdoing. In 2011, a former employee filed a racial discrimination lawsuit alleging that he was eventually fired after repeatedly having a black man work the cash register instead of putting him in a less visible location and having "pretty young girls" be the cashiers, as requested by supervisors. The plaintiff also said he was fired after requesting another month off after returning

neg: Paradise Bakery & Café Paradise Bakery & Café Paradise Bakery & Café is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based chain of bakery–café quick casual restaurants predominantly located in the western and southwestern United States. It was independently established in 1976; as of 2009, it is wholly owned by Panera Bread. As of early 2012, it operates 60 stores in 9 states. The chain was established in Long Beach, California, in 1976. At the time it exclusively sold cookies and muffins, later expanding to its current product portfolio. In 2007, a majority stake in the chain was purchased by Panera, which later bought out the remainder of the

neg: SAME Cafe Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich to create a similar restaurant, Panera Cares. SAME Cafe The SAME Cafe is a nonprofit community cafe located at 2023 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Brad and Libby Birky invested $30,000 to open the restaurant on October 20, 2006, inspired by their background in community service and a visit to the One World Cafe in Salt Lake City, Utah. The name is an acronym for "So All May Eat", and their motto is "Making healthy, organic food available to all". They offer higher quality food in a pay what you can format where the diner

neg: Desloge family money passed through St. Louis as a result of the lead business in Missouri than did because of the fur business," wrote Doe Run Company CEO Jeffry Zelm. The oldest St. Louis-based lead family is Desloge. Desloge's new company operated until 1929, when it was sold to the St. Joe Lead Company for $18,000,000 ($ today). "With the absorption of the Desloge concern by the St. Joseph Lead Company, one of the oldest mining companies of the district goes out of existence as a company." The sale made the family worth more than $52 million alongside W. K. Vanderbilt ($52

neg: Hungry Harry's Famous Barbecue one of Land O' Lakes's "seven wonders" along with the Land O' Lakes Library, Land O' Lakes Recreation Center WalMart, Target, Oakstead Elementary School and the McDonald's with motorcycles in the play area. The St. Petersburg Times noted in 2010 that while Seffner was without a Starbucks or Panera Bread, the Hungry Harry's "just added 'red neck nachos' to the menu." Hungry Harry's Famous Barbecue Hungry Harry's Famous Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Land O' Lakes, Florida. Established in 1985 on U.S. 41, it is considered a landmark and features in community celebrations and fundraisers. Owner Harry Wright serves

neg: Soup and sandwich example in American cuisine, and has been described as a comfort food. The soup and sandwich combination became a popular lunch dish in the United States in the 1920s, and remains as a common dish at American luncheonettes and diners. It was also a common lunch dish in some earlier U.S. department stores that had dining rooms. In contemporary times, it is sometimes consumed as a light dinner. Some soup kitchens, outreach organizations and churches routinely provide the dish to the needy. Some American restaurants specialize in soup and sandwich meals, such as the Panera Bread Company, Hale and Hearty,

neg: Paradise Bakery & Café company in 2009. Mark and Daniel Patterson still own and operate one paradise bakery in Aspen, Colorado. Paradise Bakery & Café Paradise Bakery & Café is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based chain of bakery–café quick casual restaurants predominantly located in the western and southwestern United States. It was independently established in 1976; as of 2009, it is wholly owned by Panera Bread. As of early 2012, it operates 60 stores in 9 states. The chain was established in Long Beach, California, in 1976. At the time it exclusively sold cookies and muffins, later expanding to its current product portfolio. In 2007, a

neg: The Mall in Columbia The Mall in Columbia The Mall in Columbia, also known as the Columbia Mall, is the central shopping mall for the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, United States. It has five anchor department stores (Sears, JCPenney, Nordstrom, Macy's, and Lord & Taylor) and over 200 specialty stores. Restaurants include PF Chang's, Maggiano's Little Italy and Panera Bread. The mall includes a 14-screen AMC Theatres. It is located in the Town Center area of the city and attracts shoppers from surrounding counties in Maryland. Architect Frank Gehry designed The Rouse Company Columbia exhibit building, and was initially selected to design the

neg: The Shoppes at Montage any such activity. The Shoppes at Montage The Shoppes at Montage is a shopping center in Moosic, Pennsylvania. It opened on March 29, 2007. It is the first lifestyle shopping center in the area. Unlike other local shopping centers, it focuses on mid to high-end retailers and seeks to attract patrons from an area much larger than the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Retail tenants include Jos. A. Bank, J. Jill, Chico's, and New York & Company. Restaurants include Doc Magrogan's Fish Market & Oyster House, Longhorn Steakhouse, Panera Bread, and Pancheros Mexican Grill. Generally, reaction to the new mall among area residents

neg: The Shoppes at Montage The Shoppes at Montage The Shoppes at Montage is a shopping center in Moosic, Pennsylvania. It opened on March 29, 2007. It is the first lifestyle shopping center in the area. Unlike other local shopping centers, it focuses on mid to high-end retailers and seeks to attract patrons from an area much larger than the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Retail tenants include Jos. A. Bank, J. Jill, Chico's, and New York & Company. Restaurants include Doc Magrogan's Fish Market & Oyster House, Longhorn Steakhouse, Panera Bread, and Pancheros Mexican Grill. Generally, reaction to the new mall among area residents has been positive.

neg: Cramer-Krasselt $50M account for Cedar Fair, the company that owns Knott's Berry Farm. In 2018, the agency was named the second most effective independent agency in North America by the Effie organization. Cramer-Krasselt Cramer-Krasselt is a U.S. integrated marketing and communications agency. It is the second-largest independent agency in the United States according to "Advertising Age" in terms of revenue and is probably best known for its ads for Corona Beer, Porsche, Panera Bread and Careerbuilder.com. The agency was founded in 1898 in Milwaukee by Fred "Cody" Cramer and William Krasselt. They relocated their headquarters to Chicago in the mid-1980s, where

neg: JAB Holding Company following the acquisition of Portland, Oregon's Stumptown Coffee. In March 2016, JAB and other investors acquired Keurig Green Mountain for $13.9 billion. In May 2016, JAB-controlled JAB Beech reached an agreement to acquire US doughnut shop operator Krispy Kreme for $1.35 billion. On 5 April 2017, JAB reached an agreement to buy U.S.-based Panera Bread, a fast casual bakery-café chain, for $7.5 billion. On 24 August 2017, JAB announced the acquisition of Bruegger's Bagels. On 29 January 2018, Keurig Green Mountain announced it was acquiring Dr Pepper Snapple Group, with JAB owning 87% of the combined companies. Owned by Germany’s

neg: Woodbury, Irvine, California Woodbury Towne Center. It features a Ralphs supermarket, Trader Joe's, Home Depot, HomeGoods and Walgreens Pharmacy. It also has a variety of eateries, such as Starbucks, Chipotle, Subway, Carl's Jr., Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Niko Niko Sushi and The Counter. In addition, there is a Chevron gas station, LA Fitness, AT&T Mobility, Cox Communications Store, Orange County's Credit Union, Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Elite Fitness Tae Kwon Do, and Great Foundations Montessori. For the Woodbury Master Association, the dues are currently $120 per month. Woodbury is a newer Irvine Company community bounded by Irvine Boulevard to the north, Jeffrey

neg: Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey living below the poverty line. The borough was the world headquarters of Ingersoll Rand until the company moved in 2004, after which its property was taken over by the North American headquarters of BMW. The borough is also the corporate headquarters of Perillo Tours, which consists of an elaborate Italian revival where Richard Nixon had an office after his Presidency. Tice's Corner Marketplace is a strip mall located on the site of the original Tice's Farms that features more than 20 stores. Due to Bergen County's blue laws, all the retail stores are closed on Sundays, except for Panera Bread

neg: Cotswold (Charlotte neighborhood) Eastover Elementary, Alex Graham Middle School, Randolph Middle School, and Myers Park High School. The Cotswold Village Shops is a major shopping center located at the center of Cotswold. The mall originally opened in 1963 as an hybrid enclosed mall/shopping strip, with A&P, the Collins Company, Harris Teeter, Ivey's and Rose's as the original tenants. The enclosed portion of the mall was converted to an open-air shopping center in the early 2000s. Today, some of the major shops and restaurants in the center include Cost Plus World Market, IHOP, Marshalls, Panera Bread, PetSmart, Rite Aid (originally Eckerd), and Starbucks; Harris

neg: Santa Isabel College Manila lifetime of St. Elizabeth. One is the Miracle of Roses. Elizabeth was coming from the royal kitchen with bread for the poor which she bid under her apron when she met Louis who asked her what she was hiding. She said, “Roses my Lord”. When Louis gestured to see, she let go her apron and down fell, fresh red roses. And there are no roses on winter. There was a story about a leper whom St. Elizabeth brought to the Master's Bedroom, to keep him warm and comfortable. When the royal household learned about it, there was a commotion. Louis

neg: History of Missouri (1673–1803) its population of 600 made it slightly larger than St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve took a balanced approach between fur trading and farming. Early St. Louis had a particular focus on fur trading, which led to periodic food shortages and the city's nickname of 'Paincourt', meaning short of bread. South of St. Louis a satellite city known as Carondelet was established in 1767, although it never thrived. A third major settlement was established in 1769, when Louis Blanchette, a Canadian trader, set up a trading post on the northwest bank of the Missouri River, which eventually grew into the town of

neg: St. Louis Aircraft Corporation St. Louis Aircraft Corporation In 1915, the St. Louis Car Company had been approached by Thomas W. Benoist to build 1000 flying boats. A prototype was built, but the concept did not go into production. In 1917 The United States government needed to form a production interest for World War I aircraft production needs. The St. Louis Aircraft Corporation was founded by A.J. Seigel of the Hutting Sash and Door company, and Edwin B Messner of the St. Louis Car Company. Their two companies had skilled labor and facilities needed to construct wood framed aircraft. The company became one of

neg: St. Louis voted to secede from St. Louis County and become an independent city. Industrial production continued to increase during the late 19th century. Major corporations such as the Anheuser-Busch brewery and Ralston-Purina company were established. St. Louis also was home to Desloge Consolidated Lead Company and several brass era automobile companies, including the Success Automobile Manufacturing Company; St. Louis is the site of the Wainwright Building, an early skyscraper built in 1892 by noted architect Louis Sullivan. In 1904, the city hosted the 1904 World's Fair and the 1904 Summer Olympics, becoming the first non-European city to host the Olympics. Permanent

neg: Scarlett Johansson made herself cry, wanting to be Judy Garland in "Meet Me in St. Louis". At age seven, she was devastated when a talent agent signed one of her brothers instead of her, but she later decided to become an actress anyway. She enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, and began auditioning for commercials, but soon lost interest: "I didn't want to promote Wonder Bread." She shifted her focus to film and theater, making her first stage appearance in the Off-Broadway play "Sophistry" with Ethan Hawke, in which she had two lines. Around this time, she began studying at Professional

neg: King Baggot team and became so well known that a Catholic church amateur theatrical group added him to its cast to gain prestige. He liked acting and did well. He soon helped found another amateur theatrical group, the Players Club of St. Louis. In the meantime, he sold tickets for the St. Louis Browns baseball team and worked as a clerk in the real estate business of his father. But acting proved so interesting that he decided to become professional. Baggot began his career on the stage in a Shakespearean stock company and toured throughout the U.S. Following his first engagement, he

neg: Frank Nuderscher With artists from all over the world in St. Louis for the 1904 World's Fair, it was a particularly competitive field. W.K. Bixby, a nationally recognized art patron and philanthropist, purchased the work for his own collection and encouraged the young artist. The Eads Bridge would become a repeated theme for Nuderscher and his future Granite Building studio at Fourth and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis would look out over the iconic structure. Early is his career, Nuderscher did more illustration work than he did later in his career when his reputation as a painter allowed him to focus

neg: KFRO (AM) main control room at 481 East Loop 281, on June 6, 2004. When Thomason died a stain appeared on the carpet. The concrete was treated and carpet replaced, but the stain continues to reappear. The building was last the home of KFRO 1370, KFRO-FM 95.3, KYKX 105.7, KXAL 100.3, and KDVE 103.1. The Waller family sold the building in 2011, and it is a Panera Bread restaurant. February 6, 2015, marked the 80th anniversary of the first air date of KFRO in Longview. KFRO (AM) KFRO (1370 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Longview, Texas, United States. The

neg: John M. Maguire Bread Divisions and a Director at Panera Bread Co." In February 2012, Friendly's CEO Harsha V. Agadi announced his resignation. This came four months after Friendly's filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. On April 12, 2012, Friendly's announced that John Maguire had been named President and CEO. On September 12, 2018 Maguire announced his departure from Friendly’s. John M. Maguire John M. Maguire is an American businessman and restaurateur, and the current President and CEO of Friendly's, a position he has held since April 12, 2012 Maguire brought two decades of experience in restaurant operations, most recently as Executive Vice

neg: Mountain Farms Mall as the dead mall in comparison to the vibrant Mountain Farms Mall (although it too revived in 2005). Eastern Mountain Sports, Pier 1 Imports, Panera Bread, and Famous Footwear opened stores in mall in 2004. A new expanded Whole Foods Market (formally Bread and Circus) opened in June 2004. Home Depot obtained permission for a shopping center adjacent to the mall later in the year. In May 2006 the town voted in favor of the "Compatible Building Size Bylaw" which measure placed cap on retail building size, effectively prohibiting future malls and shopping centers from coming to the Route 9

neg: Dorris Motors Corporation merge, but this merger did not come to fruition. 1923 signalled the last full year of production for Dorris Motors. Production fell to a standstill, although the 'practically hand-built' Dorris cars were built to special order until 1926 when the company went bankrupt. Dorris Motors Corporation The Dorris Motor Car Company was founded by George Preston Dorris in 1906. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Dorris had built an experimental gasoline car circa 1896–1897 in his family's bicycle shop. He relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where he joined with John L. French to found the "St. Louis Motor Company". Dorris served as

neg: Affton, Missouri Plaza with a St. Louis Bread Company opening in September and a Walgreens to open at year end. With a $1 million donation by Bill and Nancy Thompson, graduates of the Affton School District, a new Commons Building was added next to the existing cafeteria, and through wise investing of the funds from a previous tax increase, the school district was able to renovate the athletic fields and add lights to the football field, giving the community a place to meet on Friday nights. Residents are able to use the field when the school is not using it. After 9/11,

neg: Mall at Green Hills store moved to a new stand-alone building a block away, and its former slot was occupied by Carrabba's Italian Grill, which has since moved to The Shops at Green Hills along Hillsboro Road. In a later mall expansion, Bronte Bistro (inside Davis-Kidd), Panera Bread, and The Cheesecake Factory joined Carrabba's Italian Grill as the mall's full-service restaurants, all accessed by external entrances. In 1998, a new development emerged adjacent to the mall, including a health club and a Regal Cinemas 16-screen megaplex. Regal also opened an indoor amusement park, "FunScape", which closed in 2000 when Regal pulled the plug on

neg: Great Pierogi Race appearance of Potato Pete at PNC Park since his encounter with Teddy Roosevelt in 2009 and his first appearance of any kind since 2012 when he confronted Teddy at Nationals Park. During Potato Pete's return, he won 16 races in a row to tie the other pierogies, while Cheese Chester made a "rehab start" during the Panera Bread Great American Bagel Race during the August 28, 2014 game between the Altoona Curve (the Pirates Double-A affiliate) and the Richmond Flying Squirrels, competing against the bagels Blueberry Bob, Asiago Allie, and Cinnamon Crunch Cindy. (Coincidentally, Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton was himself

neg: John M. Maguire Harvard Business School, 2011. When Maguire was 26, Au Bon Pain handed him "his first chance to turn around an operation. The project was a 17,000-square-foot commissary in a building under the Tobin Bridge charged with providing salads, juice, and baked goods to the Au Bon Pain locations without their own kitchens. The commissary was a disaster." The lesson he learned there about motivating his employees is one he has intended to take to Friendly's. According to "Bloomberg Business Week", Maguire was "Chief Operating Officer at Panera Bread Co. (also known as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc.) from March 2008

neg: Lathrup Village, Michigan deed restriction, that property not be sold to anyone of "Mediterranean descent" successfully excluded citizens with African, Italian, Jewish or Arabic heritage from owning property in Lathrup Village. When Civil Rights laws were passed in the early 1960s, those restrictions became unenforceable. Though archaic, that language remains in the land records because deeds remain in the records to show the chain of title. Quick access to I-696/Reuther Freeway, I-75/Chrysler Freeway, the Southfield Freeway and M-10/Lodge Freeway are ideal for easy commuting. There are no bars, no chain or fast-food restaurants (there is a Panera Bread store) and no shopping centers,

neg: History of Missouri Louisans had a particular focus on fur trading, which led to periodic food shortages and the city's nickname of 'Paincourt', meaning short of bread. South of St. Louis a satellite city known as Carondelet was established in 1767, although it never thrived. A third major settlement was established in 1769, when Louis Blanchette, a Canadian trader, set up a trading post on the northwest bank of the Missouri River, which eventually grew into the town of St. Charles. In 1770, Piernas fully replaced St. Ange as administrator of the colony, although he retained the veteran Frenchman as an adviser. Local

neg: Jane Ellen Ibur Leans Forward," "Crazyquilt", Vol. II, No. 3 (1987), Crazyquilt Press, San Diego, CA. 16. "He Took It With Him," "Radical Bones", Vol. I, No. 1 (1987), Nanora Sweet Press, St. Louis, MO. 17. "His Bread I Eat, His Song I Sing," "Ingestion," "Eads Bridge: A Literary Review", Vol. XIV, No. 1 (1987), St. Louis University Press, St. Louis, MO. 18. "The Crying House," "Saint Louis Home Magazine" (1987), Pershing Publishing Corporation, St. Louis, MO. 19. "My Father’s Secret Life," "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Poetry" (1989), Putnam Press, St. Louis, MO. 20. "Corn," "Phone," "Plate," "Glove," "Cards," "River," "Mirror,"

neg: Marvin Hughitt Hughitt was responsible for overseeing the massive quantities of troops and supplies from St. Louis, Missouri to Cairo, Illinois over a thirty-six-hour period. He then was tasked with moving the troops to Virginia during another thirty-six-hour shift. The incident brought Hughitt instant notoriety, and the company reassigned him to Chicago to become Assistant Superintendent of the railroad. In 1864, he was named General Superintendent under John M. Douglas. When Douglas retired, Hughitt left the company to become Superintendent of the Pullman Car Company. His stay with the company was brief until he resigned to become Assistant General Manager of the

neg: Illinois Steel Company St. Louis, Missouri; and an office in Denver, Colorado. The Illinois Steel Company became the largest steel company in the state. The company also owned a controlling interest in the Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, iron mines in Michigan and Wisconsin, and limestone mines in Indiana. Illinois Steel grew to become the largest steel and iron producer in the country by the late 1880s, (As did Carnegie and Lackawanna) producing over 1.1 million tons of pig iron and about one million tons of steel. The company specialized in rail track (including rail,

neg: Vaughan Alden Bass He created the Wonder Bread Girl in the 1950s; the Wonder Bread girl, is modeled after his own daughter. His portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower is in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Vaughan Alden Bass Vaughan Alden Bass was an American painter of pin-up art. Bass was a Chicago artist who started his career working for the Louis F. Dow Company in St. Paul during the mid-1930s. Bass created his own pin-ups for Brown & Bigelow, but he worked for Dow as a "paint over" artist, redoing work that other artists (notably Gil Elvgren) had done for the

neg: Benjamin Edwards (stockbroker) father, Presley W. Edwards, was managing partner of the family brokerage business. His great-grandfather, Albert Gallatin Edwards, was an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of Abraham Lincoln, and founded the eponymous firm in 1887. Edwards earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1953, and did a stint in the United States Navy. Edwards joined the syndicate department of the St. Louis company in 1956, working his way up to become president in 1967 when his father retired. He remained in the post until 2001. During his tenure as president, the company's capital expanded by more than

neg: St. Louis Bombers St. Louis Bombers The St. Louis Bombers were a National Basketball Association team based in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1946. The team ceased operations in 1950. The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. The BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949 to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1950, the Bombers, along with five other teams, dropped out of the league altogether. The 1948 BAA Playoffs did not establish Eastern and Western champions and generated one finalist from the East, one from the West, only by

neg: St. Louis All-Stars the All-Stars franchise. St. Louis would later become a stop for other NFL teams: the St. Louis Gunners very briefly joined the NFL at the end of the 1934 season, the St. Louis Cardinals relocated from Chicago to play in the city from 1960 to 1987 (when the team moved to Arizona), and the St. Louis Rams came to the city (formerly from Los Angeles) in 1995 to 2015 when the Rams returned to Los Angeles. St. Louis All-Stars St. Louis All-Stars was a professional football team that played in the National Football League during the 1923 season. The team

neg: St. Louis in development and create 13,000 jobs for the region. Boeing employs nearly 15,000 people in its north St. Louis campus, headquarters to its defense unit. In 2013, the company said it would move about 600 jobs from Seattle, where labor costs have risen, to a new IT center in St. Louis. Other companies, such as LaunchCode and LockerDome, see the city's potential to become the next major tech hub. Programs such as Arch Grants are attracting new startups to the region. According to the "St. Louis Business Journal", the top employers in the St. Louis metropolitan area , are as

neg: Joshua Pilcher Pilcher, Poprine died when John was little and Joshua did not want to care for him. John was raised by Big Elk, the Omaha Chief. Joshua Pilcher Joshua Pilcher (March 15, 1790 in Culpeper County, Virginia – June 5, 1843 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American fur trader and Indian agent. After Manuel Lisa's death in 1820, Pilcher became the owner and president of the Missouri Fur Company, based in St. Louis. He was appointed US Superintendent for Indian Affairs (1838-1843) in the region after William Clark. Pilcher was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. When he was five, his

neg: Jane Ellen Ibur "Shoes," "Webster Review", Vol. XIV, No. 1 (1989), Webster University Press, St. Louis, MO. 21. "Your Face," "Eads Bridge: A Literary Review", Vol. XVI, No. 1 (1989), St. Louis University Press, St. Louis, MO. 22. "Friday Nights," "Sparrows," "River Styx", No. 32 (1990), Big River Association Press, St. Louis, MO. 23. "Rebirth," "Literati Internazionale", Vol. I, No. 1 (1991), McGraw-Beauchamp Publications, Chicago, IL. 24. "Pieces of My Soul," "Break Bread With The World: A Commemorative Collection Of Poems/Anecdotes/Commentaries" (1991), Parks Publishing Corporation, East St. Louis, IL. 25. "Spinner Sponn," "Hot Dog Kind of Girl," "Spitball", No. 43 (1993), McNaughton &

neg: Wonder Bread the people of Toronto – it's here at last – the delicious Wonder Bread." Made from unbleached flour and "Slo-Baked," Wonder was said to produce "more slices and thinner slices" when cut, yet would not crumble. By 1934, "Sliced Wonder," an early version of sliced bread, was being promoted by the Ideal Bread Company Limited of Toronto, with no fewer "than 26 slices in a loaf." By 1940, Wonder Bakeries Limited had become the maker of Wonder Bread in Canada, along with Hostess cakes and cookies, although local bakers continued to be the actual manufacturers. New products were introduced that

neg: Rufus Easton he was appointed the first Postmaster of St. Louis in 1805. It was a time of political intrigue in the western United States and new territories with several prominent men implicated in the Burr Conspiracy. While Easton did exchange correspondence with Aaron Burr during that time period, primarily regarding the actions of James Wilkinson, he strongly denied being a co-conspirator. Burr had become acquainted with Easton a few years previous and helped arrange his appointment as a judge. When Burr visited St. Louis in July, 1805 he met with Easton and revealed to him some details of his plot, asking

neg: Frank Nuderscher Nuderscher may have become better known as a painter of Ozark landscapes, he did not abandon his earlier urban themes. He continued to paint both urban St. Louis and the rural Arcadian Valley and saw no conflict in exhibiting them together. Nuderscher paintings are in the collections of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri History Museum, the Missouri Governor's Mansion, the National Park Service Museum of Westward Expansion, the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, the Arkansas Arts Center, and the Saint Louis

neg: International Hat Company of harvest straw hats. The original business model of the company was commercial hat production of harvest straw hats. On the micro-economic level, St. Louis had become a center of hat manufacturing during the Second Industrial Revolution. In 1900, 129 businesses in St. Louis were producing custom hats for women, with approximately 600 employees in the industry. Within the decade, St. Louis was the fifth largest producer of fur felt hats. International Harvest Hat proposed to do the same thing for straw harvest hats, by ramping up production capacity and challenging the manufacturing centers in Connecticut, New York, and New

neg: George McBride George McBride George Florian "Pinch" McBride (November 20, 1880 – July 2, 1973) was an American professional baseball shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators from 1901 to 1920. He started off with the short-lived Milwaukee Brewers (they moved to St. Louis, Missouri after the 1901 season and became the Browns), but he only had 12 at-bats in three games. After stints in semi-pro ball, he joined the Pirates in 1905 but was traded mid-season to the Cardinals. He did not become a regular starter until the 1908 season, when he joined the Senators

neg: 1st Missouri, US Reserve Corps Infantry (3 months, 1861) 18, the regiment received an organic cavalry company, also raised from the First Ward "which did valuable scouting service". The 1st U.S.R.C. carried out Provost duties in St. Louis, until June 20, when the regiment conducted an expedition to Jefferson City (June 20–24). On duty in St. Louis from June 25-July 29. On July 29–30, Cos "B", "C", "D", "E", "G", "H", "K", "M" and Cavalry Co "A" marched to reinforce the strategic outpost at Bird's Point, Missouri, directly across from the Federal stronghold at Cairo, Illinois. This detachment remained on duty there until August 13, when it returned to

neg: New Orleans–St. Louis Stars its home games between St. Louis and New Orleans and rechristened themselves as the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars. However, having two home cities did nothing to improve their financial difficulties. In 1942, Allen Johnson, owner of the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars, quit the Negro American League to become part owner of the New York Black Yankees in the Negro National League. He brought George Mitchell along as business manager. A dispute ensued about whether he was allowed to transfer the Stars players to the Black Yankees; the leagues decided that he could transfer ten players, with the remaining nine players

neg: Boomerang (Six Flags St. Louis) Boomerang in the "Illinois" section of the park with a new orange and green color scheme. Boomerang is the ninth coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, helping the Six Flags park become the park with the most coasters in the state of Missouri. Construction of the coaster began in early 2013 at the former site of Water Street Cab Company, with "Boomerang" track arriving at the park on February 11, 2013. The park completed construction of Boomerang in early April. Boomerang opened on June 8, 2013. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up

neg: Maritime history of the United States (1800–99) of wind. An example of this type was the Royal Charter, built in 1857 and wrecked on the coast of Anglesey in 1859. In 1859, the "Memphis and St. Louis Packet Line," which would later become the Anchor Line was formed, principally providing service to these two cities and points in between. The Anchor line was a steamboat company that operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1859 and 1898, when it went out of business. It was one of the most well-known, if not successful, pools of steamboats

neg: Donald A. Hall aviator awake. The final aircraft was known as the Ryan NYP (registration number N-X-211) which captured popular imagination as the Spirit of St. Louis in May 1927 by flying nonstop from New York to Paris. Charles A. Lindbergh would become a worldwide celebrity because of this famous flight and aviation would become much more popular around the globe. Hall left Ryan Airlines in 1929 after the company became Mahoney-Ryan Airlines and later relocated to St. Louis. From 1929 to 1936, he developed Hall Aeronautical Research and Development Company, and designed and built the Hall X-1. This was a tandem wing

neg: Missouri Fur Company other attempted to reach Fort Colville on the Columbia River. Traders at Fort Colville, then owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, offered Pilcher a return to St. Louis, which he accepted. By the time Pilcher returned to St. Louis in June 1830, he had become familiar with the Hudson's Bay Company's extensive network of British traders in Canada, as well as the operations of the powerful American Fur Company, which by this time nearly monopolized American trade. Pilcher refused to continue against such competition and, with company assets exhausted, he dissolved the Pilcher Company without an agreement and without purchase

neg: Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Kentucky Western and the Hodgenville and Elizabethtown Railways. In 1913, it purchased the Paducah Union Depot Company and the Kentucky Valley Railroad. In 1922, it purchased the Kentucky Midland. The Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans connected with the Owensboro and Nashville Railway (and later the L&N) at Central City in Muhlenberg County. Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad The Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad was a 19th- and early-20th-century railway company in Kentucky in the United States. It operated from 1878, when it purchased the Central Mississippi, until 1951, when it was purchased by the Illinois

neg: St. Louis Soccer League competed during those two seasons, their leagues are noted in italics. When the SLSL was established, St. Louis boasted dozens of other leagues. In 1913, the St. Louis Municipal League consolidated many of these disparate leagues into a multi-division organization which sat below the SLSL. While St. Louis did not have a promotion / relegation system between the SLSL and MUNY, teams moved easily between the two leagues. Finally, St. Louis soccer teams depended on sponsorship. When sponsorship changed, the teams changed their names as well. When the team remained the same, except for their names, the new names are

neg: Muckraker from union members who did not want them to work. Lincoln Steffens published "Tweed Days in St. Louis", in which he profiled corrupt leaders in St. Louis, in October 1902, in "McClure's Magazine". The prominence of the article helped lawyer Joseph Folk to lead an investigation of the corrupt political ring in St. Louis. Ida Tarbell published "The Rise of the Standard Oil Company" in 1902, providing insight into the manipulation of trusts. One trust they manipulated was with Christopher Dunn Co. She followed that work with "The History of The Standard Oil Company: the Oil War of 1872", which