Panera Bread slashes dozens of popular menu items, including kids meals, from certain stores as the chain tries to simplify operations

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:41

Artisan Flatbreads panera — Panera Bread axed nearly 50 items from its menu in less than 3% of its stores, including flatbreads. The items were introduced in 2020.
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Panera Bread, which plans to go public, has axed dozens of menu items in select stores.
Items on the chopping block include expensive menu items like the steak and white cheddar sandwich.
Kids meals have also been cut. Panera Bread said the move is a test to simplify operations.

Panera Bread is testing a drastically smaller menu in less than 3% of its more than 2,000 stores as it tests simplifying operations to provide faster service for customers.