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The Godfather Of Fast Casual | Ron Shaich (Panera, CAVA)

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Entrepreneurial Journey From Harvard to Cookie Business

The chapter follows the speaker's entrepreneurial journey from leaving a corporate job in Cleveland after proposing urban cookie stores, to their return to Boston to start their own business at a young age. It highlights experiences in law school, successful college business ventures, navigating Harvard Business School, and the challenges faced in leasing a space for the first store in Boston. The chapter also delves into the strategic decisions made in starting and evolving their cookie bakery business, including a partnership with Au Bon Pain and a later merger with a struggling restaurant chain.

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