EXHIBIT 32

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Panera Bread Company on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 27, 2005 (the "Annual Report"), as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, we, Ronald M. Shaich, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and Mark E. Hood, Chief Financial Officer, certify, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

    1. The Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
       or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    2. The information contained in this Annual Report fairly presents, in all
       material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of
       Panera Bread Company.



                  Date: March 9, 2006     /s/ RONALD M. SHAICH
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                                          Ronald M. Shaich
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


                  Date: March 9, 2006     /s/ MARK E. HOOD
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                                          Mark E. Hood
                                          Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                          Officer