17 Facts About Panera Bread

Panera Bread offers a wide array of pastries and baked goods, such as bagels, brownies, cookies, croissants, muffins, and scones.

Panera Bread was once the largest provider of free Wi-Fi hotspots in the United States.

In 2000, Panera Bread moved its headquarters to Richmond Heights, Missouri.

In October 2008, Panera Bread expanded into Canada, opening locations in Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oakville, and Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area.

In November 2010, Panera Bread relocated its headquarters to Sunset Hills while vacating its Richmond Heights headquarters and Brentwood, Missouri offices.

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Panera Bread leased additional space for its headquarters in 2013.

Panera Bread unveiled its official Food Policy in June 2014, which detailed commitments to clean ingredients, transparency, and a positive impact on the food system.

Panera Bread made a commitment to remove artificial additives on its "No No List" from the food in its US bakery-cafes by the end of 2016.

In January 2017, Panera Bread announced its food menu was free of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives.

Panera Bread was notified privately about the vulnerability in August 2017 but failed to fix it until after it was disclosed publicly eight months later.

In 2010, the company's nonprofit foundation created Panera Bread Cares, a "Pay what you can" restaurant in its home market of St Louis.

The Panera Bread Cares in Chicago shut down at the end of January 2015.

The Panera Bread Cares in Portland, Oregon shut down at the end of June 2016.

Panera Bread announced the addition of more plant-based proteins, such as edamame and organic quinoa, to its menu.

Panera Bread bakery-cafes donate $100 million worth of unsold bread and baked goods annually to local organizations in need.

Panera Bread paid $5 million to settle all claims and denied any wrongdoing.

In 2005, Panera Bread ranked 37th on Bloomberg BusinessWeek's list of "Hot Growth Companies", earning $38.