If you're looking for good bread, ABP Corporation is a good place to start. A subsidiary of Compass Group North America, ABP operates and franchises more than 230 Au Bon Pain bakery cafes in the US and internationally. The bistros offer a wide range of sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods, as well as coffee and other cafe beverages. Most of the restaurants are located in downtown areas, but it also has on-site locations in airports, shopping mall, and on university campuses. Au Bon Pain was founded in 1978 by Louis Kane. UK-based Compass Group acquired the chain in 2000.