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