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Note: Press information available on this site is intended for media seeking information about our family owned and operated locations. Hamra Enterprises is a franchisee of Wendy’s, Panera Bread, Noodles & Company and Holiday Inn Express. Our company headquarters is in Springfield, Missouri with operating units in nine states; Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Texas.

Press Releases

1/15/20 | Panera Bread To Open With New Design in Deerfield

12/10/19 |Wendy’s Unveils New Restaurant Design in Skokie

9/26/19 | Panera Bread® To Open With New Design in Buffalo Grove

2/28/19 | Hamra Enterprises Announces the Acquisition of 13 Panera Bread® bakery-cafes located in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi

7/24/18 | Panera Bread® Dedham to Open on July 24

6/13/2018 | Panera Bread® To Open With New Design in Gurnee

5/29/2018 | Panera Bread® To Open in Lockport

1/11/2018 | Panera Bread® Bolingbrook Relocating to New Location with Drive-Thru

11/16/2017 | Panera Bread® Now Opens in Palatine

9/25/2017 | Hamra Enterprises Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts

9/14/2017 | Wendy’s To Unveil Innovative Restaurant Design in Athol, MA

4/29/2017 | Panera Bread® Grand Opening Release Mundelein IL

3/6/2017 | Panera Bread® Grand Opening Release South Elgin IL

11/7/2016 | Hamra Enterprises announces acquisiton of 25 Wendy’s in Illinois

6/20/2016 | Panera Bread® Opens New Bakery-Cafe in Lake Zurich

4/6/2016 | Panera Bread® Coming Soon to Lake Zurich, IL

11/10/2015 | Hamra Enterprises announces acquisition of 30 Wendy’s

10/12/2015 | Panera Bread® Coming Soon to Medford, MA

9/22/2015 | Noodles & Company Opens In Woburn, MA

9/2/2015 | Noodles & Company Opening New Location in Columbia, MO. – First 50 Guests Will Receive Free Noodles

9/2/2015 | Noodles & Company Opening New Metro East Location in Shiloh, Ill. – First 50 Guests Will Receive Free Noodles

6/23/2015 | Celebrate National Mac & Cheese Day by Donating a Box to Support Local Hunger Prevention

4/28/2015 | 100th Panera Promotion Press Release

4/6/2015 | Noodles & Company Opens In Westwood’s University Station First 50 in Will Receive Free Noodles

2/27/2015 | St. Louis and Columbia Noodles & Company Restaurants Launch Exclusive Partnership With Schlafly

2/13/2015 | More Than 40 Days Of Helping The Community Noodles & Company to host benefit days every day of Lent to support local organizations

1/12/2015 | Panera Bread opens new drive-thru bakery-cafe with giveaways in Aurora, IL

10/03/2014 | Celebrate National Noodle Day on October 6 with Noodles & Company

9/22/2014 | Noodles & Company Now Offers Catering From St. Louis and Columbia Locations

6/9/2014 | Hamra Enterprises Announces the Acquisition of Seven Franchised Noodles & Company Locations in Missouri

4/30/2014 | Noodles & Company Announces The Grand Opening of First Massachusetts Location

5/29/2014 | Panera Bread Opens New Drive Thru in Oswego, IL

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread with Drive Thru Coming Soon to Oswego, IL

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread Coming Soon to downtown Highland Park, IL

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread Coming Soon to Aurora, IL on Kirk Road

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread On Randall Road in Algonquin, IL to Add Drive-Thru

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread in Geneva, IL to Relocate South on Randall Road

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread Coming Soon to Carpentersville, IL

1/27/2014 | Panera Bread Coming Soon to Tinley Park, IL

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