Tag: Howley Bread Group
Sharing a common hospitality thread
Some unrelated stories on the food and dining beat share a common hospitality thread.
The signature month of autumn has become associated with the life-touching...
Panera Bread closes Newport location
NEWPORT – Customers who used to frequent the Panera Bread in Newport will have to look elsewhere for their coffees, Wi-Fi and bagels after...
R.I. executive of Panera Bread franchisee laid off as coronavirus measures...
PROVIDENCE – A high-profile executive at a franchisee that operates 28 Panera Bread locations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut has been laid off...
Shariff receives Ben Mondor Award from NRI Chamber of Commerce
BAHJAT SHARIFF is this year’s recipient of the Ben Mondor Award, which is given by the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce to a...
R.I. restaurants cooking up some good deeds
This time of the year, there is a kindness movement that almost everyone joins. It may be the magic of the season. At the...
‘Third place’ vying for No. 1
The “third place” is taking a prominent space in people’s lives. It refers to the place where one spends time when one is not...
Rhode Island foodies gladly take the test
Providence and Rhode Island and the foodies who live here are no stranger to testing out new foods. This is not to be confused...
All dining out, even via delivery, is local
It is referred to in the trade as “third-party delivery” – the utilization by a restaurant of an online food-delivery app. At first glance...
Franchisee: Bahjat Shariff
Bahjat Shariff
Operating partner, Howley Bread Group Panera Bread in New England
Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts – 28 cafés
The Pitch: Your café, where...