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Using new technology, Panera employees will be able to greet customers by name and suggest menu items based on personal preferences.
  • Panera Bread will allow customers to link their handprints to loyalty accounts, the company announced. 
  • The technology comes courtesy of Amazon, which has been in hot water over  hand-scanning. 
  • Panera will use handprints to greet customers by name and suggest menu items based on preferences. 

Amazon's controversial palm-scanning technology is coming to Panera Bread, as the fast-food chain plans to offer loyalty accounts linked to customers' handprints.