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 Quarterly Report of Panera Bread Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 19, 2005 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we, Ronald M. Shaich, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark E. Hood, Chief Financial Officer, certify, to the best of our knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1   The 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 Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Panera Bread Company.

Dated: May 27, 2005	/s/ RONALD M. SHAICH
	Ronald M. Shaich
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 27, 2005	/s/ Mark E. Hood
	Mark E. Hood
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer