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Panera Ditching
150 Artificial Ingredients

May 5, 2015 8:07 AM CDT

Panera Ditching 150 Artificial Ingredients

Chain draws 'line in the sand'

(Newser) - If you've become accustomed to caprocaprylobehenin in your Panera meals, get unaccustomed. The casual-eating chain announced yesterday it's cutting that artificial ingredient and some 150 others (out of some 465 ingredients currently used) from its menu by the end of 2016 in response to consumer demand, the Wall ...

For a Week, Panera CEO Is Eating on $4.50 a Day

Panera CEO
Is Eating on
$4.50 a Day
for a Week

Sep 17, 2013 9:12 AM CDT

Panera CEO Is Eating on $4.50 a Day for a Week

Ron Shaich says he can't stop thinking about food

(Newser) - Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich is very hungry. "I can't stop thinking about food," he wrote on his LinkedIn blog yesterday. That's because he was on day 4 of a weeklong challenge to eat on just $4.50 per day. He's doing it to raise...

Panera Bread Scores With Pay-What-You-Want Branch

Panera Scores
With Pay-What-
You-Want Branch

May 17, 2011 5:37 PM CDT

Panera Scores With Pay-What- You-Want Branch

Experiment shows 'people are fundamentally good': founder

(Newser) - Last May, Panera Bread turned a St. Louis-area cafe into a nonprofit branch , where customers pay what they choose. A year later, the experiment is working out fine, the AP reports: Some 60% of customers pay the suggested price, while 20% pay more and 20% pay less. It’s the...

At This Bakery, Customers Pay What They Want

May 18, 2010 5:44 PM CDT

At This Bakery, Customers Pay What They Want

Panera turns location in St. Louis into non-profit for charity

(Newser) - Panera Bread has switched one of its St. Louis stores to a non-profit business model. Customers pay what they want, menus have only suggested prices, and money goes into donation jars instead of cash registers. The store will donate any profits to community organizations, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Those unable...

Panera Will Post
Calorie Counts

Mar 10, 2010 1:27 PM CST

Panera Will Post Calorie Counts

Gets the jump on potential calorie posting law

(Newser) - Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board. The firm announced today that it will be the first nationwide chain to voluntarily post calorie information at all of...