Au Bon Pain

Au Bon Pain is a leading urban bakery café, featuring distinctive bakery items, upscale sandwiches and wraps, salads, and signature soups. There are three locations on campus. The Au Bon Pain locations in Squires Food Court were among the first to open on a college campus in spring 2004. The food court was acquired and renovated by Dining Services in 2003. The Au Bon Pain kiosk, located just outside the café, is open extended hours on weekdays and offers a selection of grab-n-go items. The café in the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown opened in fall 2005 and serves many of the same selections as the café in Squires at a convenient site for students living and studying in the Graduate Life Center. Virginia Tech was awarded Franchise of the Year by the Au Bon Pain Corporation in 2006.

• Concept: Franchise, French café
• Academic year average daily headcount: Squires Student Center, 2,381; Graduate Life Center, 502
• Seating capacity: Squires Student Center, 246 indoor, 24 outdoor (shared seating with Sbarro), Graduate Life Center, 24
• Top-selling products: Chicken Caesar Wrap, Chocolate Croissants, Plain Bagels, and Smoked Turkey Club Sandwich
• Renovation costs: $900,000 ABP at Squires (Spring 2004) $110,000 ABP at Graduate Life Center (Fall 2005) Food Service Consultant and Architect: Franchise

Staffing

• Assistant director: Luther Moseley
• Operations manager: Tom Fong
• Assistant managers: Lauren Jones and Michael Bordens