EXHIBIT 31.3
CERTIFICATION
I, Ronald M. Shaich, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2016 of Panera Bread Company; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: April 25, 2017 | /s/ RONALD M. SHAICH | |||||
| Ronald M. Shaich | ||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |