A strawberry rhubarb mini cake at Panera Bread. (PaneraBread.com)

Krispy Kreme owner to buy bakery chain Panera Bread

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, said Wednesday it would buy bakery chain Panera Bread for US$7.2 billion, as it expands its coffee and breakfast empire through the biggest-ever U.S. restaurant deal. JAB, the investment vehicle of Germany’s billionaire Reimann family, has built up an empire of coffee […] Read more