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Flynn Group LP (“Flynn”), the largest franchise operator in the world, today announced the acquisition of 13 Panera Bread cafés from Blue Ridge Bread, Inc., bringing its total location count to 145.

With 11 of the cafés located in Virginia, the acquisition will mark Flynn Group’s entry into the Commonwealth with Panera, with its Flynn Panera portfolio now encompassing nine states. The additional two cafés included in the acquisition are in West Virginia, which will increase its Flynn Panera Bread locations in the Mountain State to 10.