Panera is Changing Its Bread
August 7, 2025 | 1 min to read
Nationwide bakery and café chain Panera Bread will cease producing its own dough, opting instead for partially-baked bread from a third-party supplier. This strategic shift affects locations across the United States and Canada, with the brand previously serving over 9 million customers weekly. The decision will result in job losses for hundreds of workers as the rollout continues nationwide, following the announcement earlier this year.
Nationwide bakery and café chain Panera Bread is set to stop making its own dough and switch to using partially-baked bread made by a third-party supplier.
Why It Matters
The chain has locations across the United States and Canada, operating under the names Panera Bread or the St. Louis Bread Company. In 2016, the business said it was serving more than 9 million customers each week.
Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs as part of the brand’s new business strategy, which was announced earlier this year, but is now being rolled out across the country.
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