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Panera Bread’s vegan offerings cover enough ground for anyone to pick up a quick breakfast or lunch on their way to work or run errands. Alongside a fresh coffee or vegan smoothie, there’s plenty of options for a plant-based customer. Panera Bread is meant to bring certain comfort food to the customer, whether it’s a delicious bowl of soup or a fresh-baked loaf of bread. Even though Panera does not offer any vegan desserts, the restaurant’s bakery features several fresh dairy-free bread items.
Beyond the bread, Panera Bread provides several salads and other lunch items that can be made completely vegan with only a couple of modifications. As one of the most popular quick-service chains, most people will find themselves in Panera at one point. We have collected every item on the menu that comes plant-based or can easily be made plant-based. The best takeaway from Panera is the baked good that you can take home to make your own sandwiches. While Panera fans wait patiently f
At Panera, you can find out just how sustainable your meal is
The chain has joined a D.C.-based program that calculates the emissions caused in making each meal, with the hope of persuading diners to choose the menu option that helps fight climate change.
By Christine Burns Rudalevige
Fast casual food chains aren’t normally how I spend my dining out dollars.
Frequenting small, independent restaurants that tap local producers for their raw ingredients better keeps my hard-earned cash circulating inside Maine’s food economy. But I will admit I have the Panera app on my phone. The chain’s Topsham location sits on the short side of the isosceles triangle connecting my daughter’s former high school with the ballet and modern dance studios she attended. When I was designated driver to pick her up, I could place an order for a chicken Caesar salad with extra dressing, avocado and a slice of baguette as I waited in the parking lot of one class and pick the order up as we passed