Panera Bread names Goduto associate of the quarter

SMITHFIELD - At its leadership meeting held recently at Six Flags in Agawam, Mass., one of Panera Bread's franchises, the Howley Bread Group, LTD, based in Cumberland, recognized a number of its employees for excellence and leadership during the second quarter of 2009. The Howley Bread Group owns and operates 20 Panera Bread bakery-cafes.

Whitney Goduto of Smithfield was named "Associate of the Quarter" for the Smithfield bakery-cafe.