Panera Bread founder says he thought it would be easier to be 'hit by a truck' during the chain's stressful 2015 overhaul

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Ron Shaich serving
Panera founder Ron Shaich.

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Panera Bread hit with lawsuit alleging a college student went into cardiac arrest and died after drinking its 'Charged Lemonade'

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Panera Bread's Charged Lemonades
Panera Bread has been hit with a lawsuit over its viral Charged Lemonades.

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Fast-food workers will make $20 an hour in California. Here's why Panera Bread was exempted from the new law.

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California fast-food workers at Panera Bread won't receive a pay boost under new law that exempts restaurants that make and sell bread.
California fast-food workers at Panera Bread won't receive a pay boost under new law that exempts restaurants that make and sell bread.

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