ST. LOUIS — Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it’ll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide. Three years after launching the first of five ...

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NEW YORK — Wendy’s pigtails are getting a tweak. For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing transformation into a higher-end hamburger chain. Instead ...

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Not even McDonald’s Corp. has an iron stomach when it comes to the global economic downturn. The world’s largest hamburger chain has thrived in boom and bust times by selling cheap eats and constantly updating its menu with popular items ...

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PITTSBURGH — A former manager at a Panera Bread restaurant in western Pennsylvania has settled his federal discrimination claim against the franchise owner. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Friday that U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry ordered the case closed, based on ...

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PITTSBURGH — A black man who quit working at a suburban Pittsburgh Panera Bread restaurant last year has sued the franchisee, saying the company doesn’t want blacks in positions where they interact with the public. Warren, Ohio-based Covelli Enterprises says ...

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CLAYTON, Mo. — Rashonda Thornton looked up at the menu on the wall, ordered a Caesar salad and dropped a $10 bill in a box. Pretty generous, considering the meal at Panera Bread Co.’s café in the St. Louis suburb ...

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