Panera is a renowned bakery-cafe chain founded by Ken Rosenthal (Kenneth Rosenthal), who passed away recently at the age of 81. Believed to have died on February 14, Rosenthal started the St.

Kenneth “Ken” Rosenthal, founder of the company that later became known as Panera Bread, has passed away. He was 81. According to an obituary, Rosenthal "died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family" on Friday,

Rosenthal’s nephew, Bob Clark, posted a memory of his founding of St. Louis Bread Company on his website on Monday morning. Clark wrote, “In 1984, I started Clayco, which was