The bakery-café chain recently closed eight fresh dough facilities; the final nine will go offline over the next 18 months as ...

In late February, Panera confirmed planned closures for dough facilities in Stockton and Ontario, Calif., and said at the ...

In late February, Panera confirmed planned closures for dough facilities in Stockton and Ontario, Calif., and said at the ...

Panera Bread is closing all its fresh dough factories in a shift towards frozen bread. The popular chain confirmed this week it will shutter all remaining factories within two years as part of a move ...

Similar facilities nationwide are also closing as Panera revamps how it operates its bakery cafes, an industry news site said ...

third-party facilities will make Panera’s bread using its recipes and ingredients. The new model should allow the brand to bake bread throughout the day using par-baked dough, instead of baking ...

The Panera LLC Fresh Dough Facility in Romulus will close July 25, a move that will cause a loss of employment for the ...

Under this new model, third-party bakeries will make the dough before it is par-baked and frozen. Then, the goods are sent to individual Panera locations, where employees can finish baking on an ...

the bread dough is mixed and shaped at a commissary and then delivered to cafes, where it is reshaped and baked. The bread-making model used depends on the market, according to Panera. Last month ...

Panera Bread is closing two of its fresh dough factories - as it increasingly ... will affect around 80 workers. 'We had to make the difficult decision to close the Lenexa, KS commissary facility.

Panera Bread is closing all its fresh dough factories in a shift towards frozen bread. The popular chain confirmed this week it will shutter all remaining factories within two years as part of a ...