Panera Bread is an American chain of bakery-café restaurants in the U.S. and Canada offering various soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods.
The company focuses on using all-natural ingredients and serves food without artificial flavors or preservatives, uses cage-free eggs and was the first national restaurant to display calorie information on menu boards.

Panera Bread has more than 2,000 units and does not sell single-unit franchises, instead focusing on selling market areas. Owned by Luxembourg-based JAB Holding Co., Panera in 2021 was placed, along with JAB-owned Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, under the platform Panera Brands.
Company Statistics
Global Sales: $6,300,000,000*US Units: 2,164International Units: 9Total Units: 2,173Percent Franchised: 52%% International Units: 0%US Franchised Units: 1,112International Franchised Units: 9Sales Growth %: 3.7%Unit Growth %: 2.6%