Posted on August 13, 2026 by Katy Times Hamra Enterprises, a nationwide, family-owned restaurant franchisee headquartered in Springfield, Mo., opened its second Panera Bread® café in […]
Hamra Enterprises held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 5 to reopen the Panera Bread in Katy, officials confirmed. Several community partners, including Katy Mayor Dusty Thiele, Fort […]
Family-owned franchisee continues Texas growth with seven planned Houston-area locations by the end of 2026 Greater Houston’s food scene continues to grow as Hamra Enterprises expands […]
Hamra Enterprises Opens Second Panera Bread® in Greater Houston, Bringing Fresh-Baked Hospitality to Katy Family-owned Panera Bread franchisee since 1998 continues its Texas expansion following a […]
North Houston / North Houston July 14 2026 For residents who watched several Panera Bread cafés across the Spring area go dark with little warning last summer, the reopening of […]
Panera Bread Returning to Katy Nearly a Year After Sudden Closures
KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Nearly a year after Covering Katy first reported the closures in August 2025, two Panera Bread restaurants serving the Katy […]
Family-owned operator and Panera franchisee since 1998 brings its five decades of community-first hospitality to Houston, Spring, Katy, and Conroe by the end of 2026. HOUSTON, […]
Panera Bread stores that closed in a franchise dispute are reopening under new ownership: See a list of locations. The fast-casual bakery chain will see several […]
Hamra Enterprises will open its 29th Wendy’s in Chicagoland at 1099 E Dundee Rd in Palatine, Illinois. Missouri-based Hamra Enterprises is slated to open a new […]