Panera Bread Reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,777 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,777 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
1.0
31 Mar 2023

Underpaid

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I got free food and some of the workers are alright

Cons

I made $12 here whilst others in the same position were making more than $16 and I was a training lead.

5.0
23 Sept 2021

Clients love Panera

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

With fresh ingredients and consistent quality, Panera is the "go to" option for business catering. Easy to sell, and repeat business is very strong.

Cons

Difficult to plan in advance. Some days have very high volumes and the next day might be low volume.

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