Panera began in 1987 as St. Louis Bread Company, a humble community bakery founded with a sourdough starter from San Francisco and a dream of putting a loaf of bread in every arm. While our business has expanded well beyond St. Louis since then, that same sourdough starter is still used in our iconic sourdough bread and the craft of baking bread fresh each day remains at the heart of Panera Bread. Each day, our trained bakers fill our bakery shelves with delicious freshly baked cookies, pastries, bagels, and a range of breads from focaccia to classic baguettes. We believe in serving delicious, freshly prepared, clean food made with carefully selected ingredients that we are proud to serve our own families. Our menu, crafted by chefs and bakers, features classic, comforting dishes, each with an intriguing twist. We respect our planet and take measures to lessen our impacts. We believe in treating people with warmth, kindness, and respect, whether it’s a guest in our cafe or one of our associates. And we believe in helping our local communities, especially in times of need. We’re also focused on improving quality and convenience. With investments in technology and operations, we offer omni-channel access to your Panera favorites – like mobile ordering, catering, and Rapid Pick-Up® for to-go orders, Curbside pick-up and delivery – all designed to make things easier for our guests. Today, Panera operates as both Panera Bread® or Saint Louis Bread Co St. Louis Bread Company in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Panera Bread is privately held by JAB Holding Company. Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast-casual restaurant platforms in the U.S., comprised of Panera Bread®, Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels.

MIDAMERICA HOTELS CORPORATION is a hospitality company based out of 105 S MT. AUBURN RD, CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, United States.

Hamra Enterprises is a people-forward organization that develops leaders, owned and founded in 1975 by the Hamra family. The company's headquarters is in Springfield, Missouri, and operates in 11 states; Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Tennessee. Hamra Enterprises is committed to providing the highest quality products and services within the hospitality industry, creating exceptional experiences for people and communities by engaging each of its restaurant neighborhoods through community service, fundraising, and other philanthropic partnerships such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Make-A-Wish of Illinois and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Hamra Enterprises is a franchisee of 195 locations: Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread, Noodles & Company, and Wendy's. How we support our leaders - the HERO Fund: The Hamra Employees Emergency Fund is an emergency relief fund serving employees of Hamra Enterprises. Hamra Enterprises is committed to supporting and respecting its valued employees and the things that matter to them. We’re here to celebrate the good times together and to reach out and lend a hand during challenging times. Since its inception, the fund has raised over $2.5 million (with Hamra matching), made a difference for almost 2,000 employees and their families, and has granted more than $1.4 million. In 2022, with 52.4% employee participation, the fund granted 230 emergency grants and 142 tuition reimbursement grants. For more details visit, http://www.hamraheroes.org/

KBP Brands is a leading restaurant franchise group with a clear vision: to create a great place to work, a great place to eat, and a great place to own. For more than 20 years, KBP has remained focused and deliberate about creating and sustaining an environment that values and balances our responsibility to, and impact on, our customers, people, and communities. KBP Brands consistently ranks as one of the 10 Fastest-Growing Restaurant Chains and one of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Businesses in North America. Today, the company owns and operates 1000+ restaurants across 32 states. If you are looking to be part of an energetic, entrepreneurial company with countless opportunities for growth – personally, professionally, and financially – then a career with KBP Brands may be the right fit for you. To join the KBP Brands team: www.kbpbrands.com/careers

AMPLER BURGERS LLC is a company based out of 12910 PIERCE ST, Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

Opaa! Food Management specializes in serving the nutritional needs of K-12 school districts in the Midwest. When school districts partner with Opaa!, they are assured of a wide variety of fresh, safe, and nutritious choices to support a healthy learning environment, all at an exceptional value. As a family-owned and operated company, the warm hospitality demonstrated daily by our team members is a tribute to our mission: "Make Their Day!"

JA Del Rio is a diverse, multilingual team of experts in auditing, consulting, accounting, finance, taxes, labor services, foreign trade, direct investment advisory, transactional advisory, and valuation. They have five offices in Mexico: Guadalajara, Mexico City, León, Monterrey, and Tijuana; two in Colombia: Bogotá and Medellín; and in San José, Costa Rica. With clients on five continents, the firm stands out by its close support and services tailored to each client’s needs. In order to remain at the forefront and provide outstanding service to our clients we have different certifications such as: • ISAE 3402 Assurance Commitment • ISO 27001 (Information Security) • ISO 37001 anti-bribery management • ISO 19600 Compliance management

SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP BEGAN IN 1981 IN THE MISSOURI OZARKS WITH JUST FOUR PIZZA HUT RESTAURANTS. SINCE THEN, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN TO OVER 100 PIZZA HUT AND LONG JOHN SILVER’S LOCATIONS IN ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS. WE ARE RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PERFORMER IN THE FRANCHISE COMMUNITY THANKS TO OUR AMAZING TEAMS!

Founded in 1966 in Marseille by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in sustainable food and valued experiences at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. Operating in 53 countries, our 422,000 employees serve 100 million consumers each day. The Sodexo Group stands out for its independence and its founding family shareholding, its responsible business model and its portfolio of activities including Food Services, Facilities Management Services and Employee Benefit Solutions. This diversified offer meets all the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. For Sodexo, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, CAC 40 ESG, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.

MBR Management Corp. was founded in August, 1983 by Franchisee Mark Ratterman with the opening of his first Domino’s Pizza store in Hazelwood, MO. Through store growth and acquisition, MBR Management is now one of the largest Domino’s Pizza franchises operating 53 stores in the St. Louis area and employing over 1000 people. Along with that growth came the opportunity to build more resources within the company. Now, in addition to the store operations department, today’s MBR Management has an administrative staff, technical support, marketing department, training program and property management division. MBR Management's governing values: 1. To be honest 2. To do better today than yesterday 3. To be professional 4. To practice the golden rule

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is a music company based out of 4224 S Grand Blvd, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

Jaspers Restaurant is a facilities services company based out of P.O. Box 2766, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States.