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Slightly off topic. I was once told panera always has to show a full stock of every type of bread until closing hour. This means a large quantity of bread gets
by carlob 13y ago
Slightly off topic. I was once told panera always has to show a full stock of every type of bread until closing hour. This means a large quantity of bread gets discarded at the end of the day just because a half empty shelf looks bad.
I was provided this information by a girl who volunteered at a soup kitchen. She told me they often harvested this source of still perfectly good bread.
I never checked independently, so if anyone has any idea this is false please let me know.
- michaelt 13y agoIf Panera's corporate website is to be believed, they've been donating unsold goods since they were founded in 1988, most recently with their 'Day-End Dough-Nation' program.
- ctdonath 13y agoPanera's "DoughNation" program gives away those leftovers. Any suitable charity can sign up. Every Sunday I pick up hundreds of dollars worth, taking it to a "food pantry" for giveaway the next day. One store can give away a quarter million dollars of bread annually.