Steve Wertz wrote:
> It's just not economical to have a bakery in every store. There's
> also consistency and training issues to deal with.

You're justifying their position midway down the slippery slope.

Panera pretending it's a high-quality bread shop might as well be
McDonald's pretending their burgers are 100% chuck.

And Panera, from the name on down, pretends it's a high-quality bread
shop.

> Heck, even Whole Foods doesn't make any of their bread on site
> (at least not here in Austin - where Whole foods is headquartered
> and has 2 stores).

I'd just like to take this opportunity to point out that I have never
been impressed with Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Sprouts, or Wild Oats.

--Blair