Panera Bread Franchise - Howley Bread Group - Howley Bread Group was established in 2000 by Mr. Lee Howley to develop, own, and operate a Panera Bread franchise and he is partners with Thomas Howley, VP of Development and Bahjat Shariff, VP of Operations.
The franchisee has been instrumental in the consistent growth, from one Panera Bread bakery-cafe in 2000 in Cranston, RI to 28 throughout Rhode lsland, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts today. Howley Bread Group plans to expand to 33 bakery-cafes by 2015. >Current Locations: Cranston: 5 New London Ave., Cranston, RI 02920 North Attleboro: 1250 S. Washington St., N. Attleboro, MA 02760 Smithfield: 180 Smithfield Crossing, Smithfield, RI 02917 Glastonbury: 2450 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033 Manchester: 179 Deming St., Unit E, Manchester, CT 06040-1731 North Dartmouth: 84 Dartmouth Mall, Dartmouth, MA 02747 Newport: 49 Long Wharf North, Newport, RI 02840 Enfield: 90 Elm St., # 79, Enfield, CT 06082 Bristol: 1184 Farmington Ave., Bristol, CT 06010 Waterford : 903 Hartford Turnpike, # G1, Waterford, CT 06385 East Greenwich: 1000 Division St., E. Greenwich, RI 02818 Canton: 110 Albany Turnpike, Suite 925, Canton, CT 06019 Newington: 3120 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06111 Seekonk: 211A Highland Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771 Plainville: 103 Taunton St., Plainville, MA 02762 Foxwoods: 350 Trolley Line Blvd., PO Box 3777, Mashantucket, CT 06338 West Hartford: 2534 Albany Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117 Wakefield : 160 Old Tower Hill Rd., Wakefield, RI 02879 Warwick: 1000 Bald Hill Rd., Warwick, RI 02886 Buckland Hills: 194 Buckland Hills Dr., Manchester, CT 06040 Lisbon: 160 River Rd., Lisbon, CT 06351 Providence: 43 Providence Place, Providence, RI 02903 Groton: 220 Route 12, Groton, CT 06340 Wethersfield: 1129 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT 06109 Farmington: 1600 Southeast Rd. (Route 71), Farmington, CT 06032 Hartford: 10 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103 Lincoln: 613 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865 Southington: 365 Queen Street, Unit 1, Southington, CT 06489 Website: www.PaneraBreadHBG.com Facebook: /HowleyBreadGroup Twitter: @PaneraBreadHBG >Donations: Panera Bread (Howley Bread Group) donates food and certificates to many organizations throughout the year. These organizations must be tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations. With your support, we have donated over $7 million in food & funds since 2000 to community charities and it feels good! >Charity Partnerships: Panera Bread (Howley Bread Group) supports various charities. These partners for our Connecticut cafes are the Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer (www.sportsfoundation.org) featuring the annual Spook-a-thon, and the Bridge Family Center (www.bridgefamilycenter.org). In Rhode Island, it is Children's Friend (www.cfsri.org) including the annual 5K Walk & Run sponsored by Panera Bread, and Ryan's Hope (www.hopeforryan.com) featuring the annual PAL-apalooza, and Child & Family Services (www.child-familyservices.org) in Massachusetts. >Community Bread Box: Across our 28 cafes, our Community Bread Box canisters collect Funds for Feeding America. These dollars go to our local Feeding America pantries to help fight food insecurity including CT Foodbank, Foodshare, RI Community Food Pantry, and the Greater Boston Food Bank. >Day End Partners: We also have relationships with organizations, such as churches & shelters, who serve the impoverished through our DAY END program. At the End of the Day, these groups pick up our leftover breads and pastries to nourish those individuals who really need help.