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2025

 

April 16 | Tasting Table 

Review: Panera's New Croissant Toast Sandwiches And Strawberry Caprese Salad Are Instant Lunchtime Classics 

 

April 16 | Tast of Home 

Panera’s New ‘Croissant Toast’ Is the Bakery Mashup You Didn’t Know You Needed 

 

April 16 | AllRecipes 

Panera Just Released Its Most Decadent Sandwiches Yet

 

April 16 | Nation's Restaurant News

Panera Bread launches croissant sandwiches platform 

 

April 10 | Restaurant Business Online

Panera's new ad campaign focuses on the feels of meals

 

March | Adweek

Panera Positions Itself As An Anytime Eatery In Freshly Baked Brand Reboot

 

March 11 | People

Panera Is Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by Turning This Signature Item Green

 

March 11 | The Daily Meal 

Panera Is Turning This Fan-Favorite Item Green To Ring In St Patrick's Day

 

February 13 | Delish

All The Free Food & Deals To Sweeten Up Your Valentine's Day

 

February 7, 2025 | TODAY.com 

29 heart-shaped foods — beyond chocolate — to buy for Valentine’s Day

 

January 22, 2025 | Nation’s Restaurant News 

Panera Bread appoints Brian Krause as chief development officer

 

Feb. 7, 2025 | Restaurant Dive 

Panera Bread hires Dunkin’ vet as CIO

 

January 14, 2025 | Restaurant Dive 

Panera hires marketing, culinary executives

 

Feb 10, 2025 | Purewow

A Food Editor’s Honest Review of Panera Bread’s New Asiago Bagel Stacks

 

January 9, 2025 | Food & Wine 

Panera Turns a Fan-Favorite Bagel Into a Trio of Cheesy Sandwiches — Here's What's In Them

 

January 15 , 2025 | QSR

Panera Launches New Asiago Bagel Stacks

 

 

2024

 

December 9, 2024 | USA Today

Sold out in first few hours, Panera to restock limited-edition Holiday Soup Cups

 

December 4, 2024 | FoodSided 

Panera brings all the cozy feels with new holiday soup cups

 

December 4, 2024 | Food & Wine 

Panera Has 3 Festive Holiday Soup Cups You Need to See

 

November 25, 2024 | Restaurant Business

Diners tap their inner child as restaurants dive into dipping

 

November 14, 2024 | AllRecipes

Panera Has a New, First-Of-Its-Kind Sandwich We Can't Wait to Get Our Hands On

 

November 12, 2024 | Eat This, Not That

Panera Launches 2 New Melty Sandwiches for Soup-Dipping

 

September 23, 2024 | Southern living

Panera Just Added a New Hearty Fireside Chili for Fall

 

September 19, 2024 | AllRecipes

Panera Has 2 New Cozy Menu Items—Plus a Returning Favorite

 

September 18, 2024 | She Knows

Panera Just Added 2 New Fall Soups to Their Menu & They’re Perfect for Cozy Season

 

August 21, 2024 | Restaurant Business

Panera Bread is making a major change to its bakery menu

 

August 8, 2024 | Ad Age

Panera Bread names Mark Shambura chief marketing officer

 

July 30, 2024 | PEOPLE

Panera Is Giving Out Free Avocado Toast on National Avocado Day: ‘Toast, Don’t Roast, Millennials’

 

July 30, 2024 | Time Out

Panera debuts new Millennial Meal—and giving away free avocado toast

 

July 22, 2024 | All Recipes

Panera Fans Begged for the Return of These Menu Items—Now They’re Back

 

June 29, 2024 | AOL

Panera’s Latest Breakfast Sandwich Combines Two Unexpected Favorite

 

June 27, 2024 | Food & Wine

Panera Is Getting in on TikTok's 'Little Treat Culture' Movement

 

June 26, 2024 | Eat This, Not That

Panera Just Launched a Whole New Breakfast Menu 

 

May 30, 2024 | Food & Wine

Panera Is Upgrading Its Unlimited Sip Club for Summer — Here's What You Can Get

 

May 29, 2024 | USA Today

Get three months of free Panera coffee, tea and more drinks with Unlimited Sip Club promotion

 

May 29, 2024 | Delish

Panera Is Offering 3 Months Of Free Unlimited Drinks

 

May 2, 2024 | Food Beast

Panera's Extravagant Bread Hat For The Kentucky Derby Sold Out In Minutes

 

May 1, 2024 | Good Morning America

Panera Bread launches Kentucky Derby Inspired Bread Bowl hat

 

April 24, 2024 | Food & Wine

Panera Is Looking for a Ranch Fan to Fill a Very Specific Role

 

April 17, 2024 | Brit + Co

Forget The Panera Menu You Thought You Knew – It Just Got Upgraded With These New Items

 

April 29, 2024 | The Cut

Panera Debuts Another Way to Wear Bread

 

February 29, 2024  | People

Panera Just Announced a Huge Menu Change with Bigger Portions

 

February 29, 2024  | Forbes

Panera Enters A New Era With Updated Menu, Portions And Prices

 

February 29, 2024  | USA Today

Panera adds 9 new menu items, including Bacon Mac & Cheese, Chicken Bacon Rancher

 

February 29, 2024  | TODAY.com

Panera to Launch Biggest Menu Update in History

 

February 29, 2024  | Food & Wine

Panera Is Getting 9 Completely New Menu Items — Here's a Peek

 

 

2023

 

December 5, 2023 | QSR

You Can Now Give the Gift of Panera’s Unlimited Sip Club

 

October 5, 2023 | CNN

Panera Bread releases menu inspired by Roman Empire

 

September 27, 2023 | QSR

Panera Bread Teams with ezCater to Grow Workplace Catering

 

September 27, 2023 | Restaurant Business

Panera joins ezCater, adding to catering chops

 

September 27, 2023 | PYMNTS

Panera Seizes on B2B Demand With Catering Expansion

 

September 27, 2023 | Eat This, Not That

Panera Just Launched a "Roman Empire Menu" Inspired By the Viral Trend

 

September 27, 2023 | Fortune

Panera just launched a Roman Empire menu with a ‘selection of products you just can’t stop thinking about!’ The Caesar salad made the list

 

September 27, 2023 | PopSugar

Can You Say "Free Coffee"? National Coffee Day Deals Start Today

 

September 27, 2023 | Food Network

17 Eye-Opening National Coffee Day Deals

 

September 26, 2023 | QSR

Panera Brands Appoints Michael Tattersfield as Chairman

 

September 25, 2023 | St. Louis Business Journal

Panera Bread's parent company makes senior appointments 

 

September 25, 2023 | Restaurant Business Online

Panera Brands takes another step in its planned IPO

 

September 25, 2023 | The Sun

SPEED EATING Panera Bread launches a major update bringing faster food to customers in ‘crunch time’

 

September 20, 2023 | Nation's Restaurant News

Panera Bread introduces crunch time ordering: New one-swipe ordering solution exclusively on the Panera app

 

August 29, 2023 | Tasting Table

Panera Kicks Off Fall With New Cinnamon Crunch Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

 

August 29, 2023 | Parade 

Panera Turned Its Iconic Cinnamon Crunch Latte Into a Breakfast Sandwich, And Fans Can't Wait to Try It 

 

July 2023 | QSR 

How Panera Became a Pioneer of Sustainability and Change (July Cover Story)

 

July 13, 2023 | USA Today

National Mac & Cheese Day deals: Noodles & Co. has $3 mac; Panera Bread has $2 off.

 

July 7, 2023 | Washington Post

Panera Swimsuits and Rao's Purses: Fast-food Fashion is in Peak Bloom.

 

June 2023 | Extra TV

"The Bachelor's" Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell modeled Panera’s "Swim Soups" bathing suits inspired by their "You Pick 2" menu.

 

June 30, 2023 | People

Star Tracks

 

June 29, 2023 | QSR 

Panera Rolls Out Grocery Rewards Program

 

June 22, 2023 | People 

See Panera's Latest 'Swim Soup' Launch and More Fast Food Merch Drops

 

June 21, 2023 | The Spruce Eats

Panera Just Announced It's Coming Out with Swimsuits, and I Lowkey Want One

 

June 21, 2023 | Food & Wine

Panera's New Swimwear Lets You Mix and Match, Just Like Your Lunch Order

 

June 21, 2023 | delish

Panera Just Dropped A Line Of Food-Themed Swimwear

 

June 16, 2023 | CNBC 

How restaurants are using A.I. to boost sales growth

 

June 12, 2023 | Eat This Not That

Panera's New Hot Sandwich Finally Brings Back a Long-Awaited Ingredient

 

June 12, 2023 | Tasting Table

Panera Bread Adds Black Forest Ham & Gouda Melt To Toasted Baguette Line

 

June 12, 2023 | ChewBoom

Panera Introduces New Black Forest Ham & Gouda Melt Alongside New Deli Ham Sandwich

June 1, 2023 | Nation’s Restaurant News

Panera launches drive-thru pickup nationally

 

June 1, 2023 | QSR

Panera Introduces Drive-Thru Pick-Up in Convenience Race

 

March 31, 2023 | Chain Store Age

Panera Expands Drive-Thru Options

 

March 29, 2023 | CNET

Amazon Alexa Can Now Order You Takeout From Panera Bread

 

March 27, 2023 | EatThis.com

Panera Is Debuting a New Salad & Bringing Back a Fan-Favorite Next Week

 

May 25, 2023 | Parade

Panera Brings Back 2 Tasty Menu Offerings for Summer

 

May 25, 2023 | ChewBoom

Panera Welcomes Back Lobster Roll And Lobster Mac & Cheese Starting May 25, 2023

 

April 28, 2023 | Food and Wine 

Panera Is Opening a Clothing Store and Everything Is Unreasonably Stylish

 

April 26, 2023 | Food Beast 

Panera Brings Back Viral BAGuette Bag As Part Of New Merch Launch

 

April 26, 2023 | The Daily Meal 

'Panera Faves' Week Is Kicking Off With Some Never-Before-Seen Merch

March 22, 2023 | Forbes

Panera To Adopt Amazon One Checkout

 

March 22, 2023 | TechCrunch

Amazon’s palm-reading payment tech is coming to Panera Bread

 

March 22, 2023 | CNBC

Panera Bread tests Amazon’s palm-scanning technology in St. Louis

 

March 22, 2023 | Mashable

Soon, you'll be able to use your palm to pay for your soup at Panera Bread

 

March 6, 2023 | QSR

Panera Launches New Brand Campaign, 'Generosity is in the Details'

 

February 24, 2023 | People

All the New Menu Items at Your Favorite Fast Food Restaurants

 

February 22, 2023 | Entrepreneur

More Restaurants Embrace Subscription Model to Drive Revenue and Retain Customers

 

February 21, 2023 | The Associated Press

Pay-Per-Chew: More restaurants trying subscription programs

 

February 21, 2023 | Fast Company

Restaurant subscriptions: Panera Bread, P.F. Chang’s, and others get in on a growing trend

 

February 21, 2023 | NPR

More restaurants try subscription programs to keep eaters coming back

 

February 16, 2023 | Salon

How Panera's twice sold-out BAGuette purse became the accessory of the season

 

February 16, 2023 | Brit.co

The Panera Baguette Bag Brings Back Our Fave Y2K Trend

 

February 15, 2023 | TODAY.com

Slay or Nay: Tablecloth dress and Panera BAGuette

 

February 15, 2023 | Glamour

Why Is Everyone Obsessed With the Panera Baguette Bag?

 

February 13, 2023 | Delish

This Panera Bag Is Surprisingly Chic And Only $40

 

February 10, 2023 | Paper Mag

Finally, a Baguette Perfect for Your Baguette

 

February 9, 2023 | Elite Daily 

WILL PANERA'S VIRAL BAGUETTE BAG RESTOCK? TIKTOKERS ARE OBSESSED
 

January 11, 2023 | Parade

How to Get Panera's New Toasted Baguette Sandwiches for Free This Winter

 

January 6, 2023 | Elite Daily

PANERA'S TOASTED BAGUETTE SANDWICHES ARE SERIOUSLY HUGE

 

January 6, 2023 | Thrillist

Panera Is Launching 3 New Massive Toasted Baguette Sandwiches

 

January 6, 2023 | Tasting Table

Panera Is Getting Cozy With New Toasted Baguette Lineup