Word: shaich
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Dates: during 1991-1991
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Familiar chains like Pizzaria Uno, Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzaria, TCBY and Au Bon Pain already dot the Square landscape--although Ron Shaich, co-founder and CEO of Au Bon Pain, insists his French-styled cafe is not "fast food...
...Pain, which opened in 1983, has become a landmark in Harvard Square and is the company's flagship and "favorite store," says Shaich. The chain, which was born in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has outlets throughout the Northeast and generates several million dollars in revenue each year...
...Although Shaich is not unilaterally opposed to fast food restaurants penetrating the Square, he says the community should think seriously about the overall effect of allowing a McDonald's to move in. "I think a community has a right and responsibility to zone and plan and control it," says Shaich. "As somebody who lives in Harvard Square, I think it is important that the whole of Harvard Square remains something...