BOSTON Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
The smaller pastries are half the size of Au Bon Pain’s regular baked goods. There currently are five items in test, including small muffins, croissants and some of the chain’s most popular items on the menu, said Ed Frechette, senior vice president of marketing. Each item is priced around $1.19, slightly more than half the price of a regular-sized pastry.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Frechette said the idea is the result of a request from doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Hospital, where the 220-unit Au Bon Pain operates a restaurant.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
“We have a good relationship with [the clinic], and they really wanted us to provide healthier baked goods, “ he said. “We agreed this would be a good fit though we still offer full-sized pastries as well.”Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Frechette said the chain would review response to the product line before determining whether to roll it out systemwide.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
“We’ll see how the results go, read what we’ve got and then decide whether to expand and how far,” he said.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
In 2008, Au Bon Pain launched “Portions,” a small-plates line of menu items, available as appetizers, entrees and desserts.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Earlier this week, the chain said it had joined forces with the National Salt Reduction Initiative to lower sodium content in its menu items by 25 percent over the next five years. Subway, Starbucks and Uno Grill also signed on to support the initiative.Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Contact Elissa Elan at [email protected]. Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.
