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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-08-046093.txt : 20080807
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-08-046093.hdr.sgml : 20080807
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080807191853
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-08-046093
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080805
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080807

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PANERA BREAD CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000724606
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				042723701
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1227

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6710 CLAYTON RD
		CITY:			RICHMOND HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3146337100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6710 CLAYTON RD
		CITY:			RICHMOND HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AU BON PAIN CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AU BON PAIN COMPANY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920501

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Blair Scott G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001423667

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19253
		FILM NUMBER:		081000034

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-741-5064

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		42 CHARLES STREET
		CITY:			HINGHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02043
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-08-05</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000724606</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PANERA BREAD CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PNRA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001423667</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Blair Scott G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>THREE CHARLES RIVER STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>63 KENDRICK STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEEDHAM</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02494</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Sec.</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-08-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1720</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9532</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-08-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>11252</value>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents award of restricted shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (&quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;), under the Company's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Program, as amended (&quot;LTIP&quot;), and the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (&quot;2006 Plan&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents grant of restricted shares of Class A Common Stock that the Reporting Person elected to receive under a Choice Award pursuant to the LTIP.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Louis DiPietro, Attorney in Fact for Scott G. Blair</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-08-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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