Signs Panera Might Not Be Around Much Longer

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Panera's been around for nearly 40 years, but how much longer could the chain have when its lemonade might actually kill you?
#PaneraBread #FastFood #Restaurant
Bad food | 0:00
Bad vibes | 0:55
Cutting the cord | 1:55
Going public | 2:50
Unhappy workers | 3:51
High prices | 4:55
Small selection | 5:59
Crap, no sugar | 7:00
The incredible shrinking food | 7:53
When life gives you lemons… | 9:01
Moving on |‌ 10:30‌
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  • @MashedFood
    @MashedFood27 күн бұрын

    When's the last time you went to Panera?

  • @b4804514

    @b4804514

    27 күн бұрын

    not in 10 years

  • @violetvillard1347

    @violetvillard1347

    27 күн бұрын

    I was attending Stark State & later Kent State (NE Ohio) from 2008-2013 the last time I went to Panera. I enjoyed going there to eat & study. My fav was the 1/2 sandwich & soup combo. It was reasonably priced and affordable for a college student. I haven't been there since 2013, but have seen the prices skyrocket. I've heard that their food isn't as good too. So they are in my retired restaurants/memory file now.

  • @Cyberglyph

    @Cyberglyph

    27 күн бұрын

    I would say its been about 4 years ago, I quit going because of food quality was really not that good. The last time I came in and got a bag of bagels for a party and they were ok, kinda felt like it was dumped out a plastic bag and sat on the shelf for a bit. So that was the last time I went there. Prices have gone way up. I hope they go out they don't deserve anybody's business anymore.

  • @rangerannie5636

    @rangerannie5636

    27 күн бұрын

    Never

  • @kellychuang8373

    @kellychuang8373

    27 күн бұрын

    I can say it was before the 2020 pandemic or a little during that time before things got much worse.

  • @ogjohnnyboy
    @ogjohnnyboy26 күн бұрын

    Im a current Panera employee, and yes I hate working there. Its so toxic and the food is overpriced. Just so yall know, everything is frozen like literally everything. Nothing is fresh including the bread or pastries. Also the prices are so outrageous like $19 for a salad! That’s insane

  • @Gameboyreaper

    @Gameboyreaper

    26 күн бұрын

    That like two salads at Whole Foods

  • @patrickprendergast9589

    @patrickprendergast9589

    17 күн бұрын

    thanks for sharing

  • @lukeskywalker81

    @lukeskywalker81

    15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @nicklasmillner101

    @nicklasmillner101

    13 күн бұрын

    That's crazy , in 2005, the baker was there all night ! I'd open , nothing wasn't fresh , like Starbucks all shit food ,now . I noticed it looked poor but ,JAP holding is the , demise obviously! They always were a copy cat , slave driving job w only mgrs making enough to live , they stole our tips for some BS , cause .....too! No big loss!

  • @Orecatmeatprocessors

    @Orecatmeatprocessors

    9 күн бұрын

    You are a smart kid. The dumbest customers I know eat there. Probably mostly women who are sooo special" I'!! Save my money! No thanks!

  • @jacobschneider3767
    @jacobschneider376721 күн бұрын

    Private equity ruins everything

  • @kendallevans4079

    @kendallevans4079

    5 күн бұрын

    Always! Private equity companies are usually just a corporate headquarters where they count the pennies from the companies they own but know NOTHING about.

  • @BlackMan614

    @BlackMan614

    Күн бұрын

    It's in their game plan. Cheapen everything... ingredients, suppliers, etc. They figure by the time the consumer notices and stops going, they will have pumped the value of the company up they can sell and let the buyers deal with the fallout.

  • @See6H12O6

    @See6H12O6

    Күн бұрын

    They also killed Toysrus....

  • @dmac4278
    @dmac427825 күн бұрын

    private equity strikes again...

  • @neilengel3715
    @neilengel371527 күн бұрын

    Their prices are outrageous

  • @thunderdrummerdude

    @thunderdrummerdude

    26 күн бұрын

    Eating out was expensive before Biden took office! Don't blame Panera

  • @jimroscovius

    @jimroscovius

    26 күн бұрын

    Prices are outrageous everywhere, but what did you expect when the morons got their minimum wage hikes?

  • @kendallevans4079

    @kendallevans4079

    5 күн бұрын

    And a little bag of chips as your side? Nothing like a scoop of a pasta salad or mac salad or ANY semblance of a personal touch....just a F'ing bag of chips!

  • @shanti34567
    @shanti3456727 күн бұрын

    Every time a good restaurant sells out to big business it turns ti “doodoo”. Goodbye Panera. I stopped going.

  • @TerryKitts

    @TerryKitts

    27 күн бұрын

    Agreed. In the beginning, Sizzler was a great steak chain. I worked for them in the 80's. But gradually, they cut quality to make more profit, mostly by leaving more fat when trimming their steaks. No one pays for steak fat - they want STEAK. I read the writing on the wall and got the hell out before it got really bad. They removed expensive items on the salad bar, and replaced them with hot, cheap items like pasta and meatballs. Shortly after that, Sizzler stores imploded into bankruptcy. I still miss their grilled lemon chicken.

  • @mikeifyouplease

    @mikeifyouplease

    26 күн бұрын

    @@TerryKitts Yes, they used to be the go to place for really good steaks and an awesome salad bar.

  • @Keyjuann

    @Keyjuann

    24 күн бұрын

    There not going away there just getting there stuff from a diffrent company they did this to cut costs from the warehouse since it was 20%cheaper so now everything will be frozen insted of made by hand

  • @brianonesto

    @brianonesto

    Күн бұрын

    same, kinda gross tbh the drink club was nice for a couple months

  • @sofiavillacis5242
    @sofiavillacis524227 күн бұрын

    Panera was awesome in the early to mid 2000’s

  • @bicgohill8756

    @bicgohill8756

    26 күн бұрын

    Yes it was.

  • @dlb8685

    @dlb8685

    21 күн бұрын

    Yeah my mom loved this place back then so I’d go with her sometimes. Their stuff was great and I remember they had a really good reputation. I’ve been a couple times in the 2020s and was like, “what happened to this place?”

  • @daves9355

    @daves9355

    17 күн бұрын

    Yep it was. You'd walk in to tons of delicious bakery items. Now i walk in and there are about 3 items which are all basic. Our local one NEVER has espresso drinks. How is that possible?!

  • @ashleylala4293

    @ashleylala4293

    19 сағат бұрын

    It really was.

  • @in4cer457
    @in4cer45727 күн бұрын

    The same here. Used to go there all the time, but their quality has gone down while prices has gone up, up , up.... haven't walked in since mid 2022.

  • @Koskos504
    @Koskos50423 күн бұрын

    My favorite sandwich of all time from Panera was something I would always look forward to. A few weeks ago, I order a tuna sandwich expecting to see the usual fairly sizeable freshly baked bread but rather found a sandwich made with grocery store white bread, less veggies both in quantity and quality and a tuna salad that bore nothing of the flavor in the original sandwich. That is when I realized Panera’s descent was in full force. Not surprised!!!!

  • @kyiastar
    @kyiastar26 күн бұрын

    We went in once to a local Panera’s in 2018 or 2019 and the lady that helped us was sick! And instead of sending her home, you know, so she doesn’t get others sick, her managers let her stay, handle food, and called her a trooper! They ended up sending her home right after us because she did start vomiting, but they shouldn’t have let it get that far!!! We should never allow people to stay for a shift if they’re that sick. We’ve never gone back to Paneras.

  • @sstjacques

    @sstjacques

    5 күн бұрын

    Problem with employment pre COVID was people were afraid to get fired from places like this if called in sick, so she went in to be let go sick.. idiot on both sides. Getting rid of the management slave mentality is a must.

  • @CineG
    @CineG27 күн бұрын

    Went into a local Panera's in April. Me, the wife, and our daughter each wanted our favorite menu item. All three favs were stricken from the menu replaced with smaller, blander, and more expensive alternatives. This included the Teriyaki Chicken Bowl.

  • @princessalliecat8

    @princessalliecat8

    14 күн бұрын

    At the store I work at, the new salad portions are HUGE. I’m not ever going to defend them, but it’s unfortunate that y’all’s store portions haven’t gotten bigger… we were trained to make bigger portions with this new menu

  • @kendallevans4079

    @kendallevans4079

    5 күн бұрын

    Huh? Are you sure you didn't accidentally walk into a Flame Broiler? Teriyaki Chicken bowl?

  • @coasterphreak
    @coasterphreak27 күн бұрын

    Yep, the lack of outlets and free wifi is because they don't want people to hang out there. I've worked at a couple fast casual places that did exactly the same thing for exactly the same reason. On the other hand, you go into any recent Mcdonalds remodel and not only is there an outlet under basically every table, but there a bar with like ten USB hookups. And yes, free wifi.

  • @bodyloverz30

    @bodyloverz30

    25 күн бұрын

    Notice they did this at Barns & Noble and went bye-bye!

  • @SNAP-2-IT

    @SNAP-2-IT

    25 күн бұрын

    😂 = And $15.00 Big Macs that used to be $5.00 😅 the joke is on U.S.All - Nothing is free (never was, never will be).

  • @SNAP-2-IT

    @SNAP-2-IT

    25 күн бұрын

    What is free wi-fi when the burger is $15.00? 😅

  • @kendallevans4079

    @kendallevans4079

    5 күн бұрын

    @@bodyloverz30 We still have a B & N....They are not gone!

  • @margemohr6771
    @margemohr677122 күн бұрын

    I’ve regularly went to Panera for 20 yrs. Lately, they lost my business with their new changes. So very sad.

  • @billstarr9396
    @billstarr939627 күн бұрын

    Well, Panera can be added to a long list of Companies that have been devastated by a corporate takeover. I grew up in a family business, these big corporate chains don't conduct business the way my father conducted his business. I am not one who is easily hooked for trending and currently popular places. To me they rarely live up to their billing. I finally went to a Panera two years ago with my daughter. The broccoli soup was good, but what they tried to pass off as a grilled cheese sandwich was an abomination. Yet people do what they usually do; falling for the hype and trendiness. These mega corporations only care about stock dividends and bonuses for their executives. Check out the locally owned businesses in your community. Do you want them to get your money or do you just want to feed some corporate machine?

  • @kendallevans4079

    @kendallevans4079

    5 күн бұрын

    Agree 100%! Instead of going to one of the chain delis (you know all the names!) There are several indi sub shops I frequent and they are MUCH better in quality, quantity and personal experience...Usually just a nicer visit all around.

  • @yamama7265

    @yamama7265

    Күн бұрын

    I thought they said this is one of newsomes good buddies donating tons of money to the cause

  • @MsFit123
    @MsFit12326 күн бұрын

    I tried their NEW menu that started last month. For 2 "you pick two's" with NO drinks was $32.83!! I was shocked it was that much for 2 tiny salads and half of a tiny sandwich. My friend and I decided we arent going back. So sad, I used to love going there.

  • @SarahDigsHockey
    @SarahDigsHockey5 күн бұрын

    Interesting. I went to Panera for the first time in 2023 and haven't been back since. None of the employees were the least bit friendly and everyone looked mad. My to-go order was sloppily thrown onto the counter and I was glad to get out of there. I don't remember the food so it was obviously not worth the effort to make a return trip. FYI: This was at the Puente Hills Mall location in California (yes, the mall where they filmed Back to the Future).

  • @PeterPiper2024
    @PeterPiper202426 күн бұрын

    The quality of Panera has gone way down. Not worth stopping there anymore.

  • @markmccullough5604
    @markmccullough560427 күн бұрын

    The lack of the baked goods is frustrating I used to come to Panera the unique bake goods. Now it looks like a walmart pock and go.

  • @daves9355

    @daves9355

    17 күн бұрын

    It's embarrassing.

  • @cardboardboxification

    @cardboardboxification

    19 сағат бұрын

    Oh well another one bites the dust

  • @TechnoSpice
    @TechnoSpice27 күн бұрын

    I used to love Panera but they've definitely gone downhill. The ironic part is they do actually innovate; I love their Warm Bowls for instance. I miss their soba bowls. The problem besides portions is that they're just constantly out of stuff. 50% of the time I'd try to order from them they'd be out of what I want. I can ignore the prices when the food is something I can't find elsewhere for cheaper but at this point I can't find it at their stores either.

  • @daves9355

    @daves9355

    17 күн бұрын

    Serving things like those stupid bowls was one of their downfalls.

  • @princessalliecat8

    @princessalliecat8

    14 күн бұрын

    The portions for the bowls at the store I work at are HUGE. They def aren’t popular though.

  • @triciawaellner5428
    @triciawaellner542827 күн бұрын

    Time to close!

  • @DavidKroff
    @DavidKroff27 күн бұрын

    Last time I went to Panera. We got 2 -1/2 sandwiches and 2 cups of soup and 1 soda. It was over $30.00.

  • @kellychuang8373

    @kellychuang8373

    27 күн бұрын

    The inflation these days is out of control.

  • @DavidKroff

    @DavidKroff

    15 күн бұрын

    @@kellychuang8373 It is. But the next day I went to Buffalo Wild Wings. Got 2 big burgers 2 fries and 2 large beers for under $25. I won't go back to Panera again.

  • @jgrab1

    @jgrab1

    15 күн бұрын

    It would be over $40 in the SF Bay Area.

  • @DavidKroff

    @DavidKroff

    15 күн бұрын

    @@jgrab1 Probably.

  • @kellychuang8373

    @kellychuang8373

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jgrab1 That isn't surprising now along with rising homelessness in that area as well.

  • @sally9966
    @sally996627 күн бұрын

    The prices are ridiculous and the quality is not as good. There is one down the street and I hardly go. If they made some changes people would go Back.

  • @349UrbanVlogs

    @349UrbanVlogs

    27 күн бұрын

    Eat somewhere you believe respects its customers. Its a free market.

  • @sally9966

    @sally9966

    27 күн бұрын

    @@349UrbanVlogs I do and that is why this long time go to is not on my list of places to go. Just sad.

  • @rxonmymind8362
    @rxonmymind83626 күн бұрын

    Wheather it's Sears, Panera Bread or Chevy's whenever a private Equity Firm comes in it's going to go downhill.

  • @cardboardboxification

    @cardboardboxification

    19 сағат бұрын

    they buy it for the property , drag it in the red as long as possible for tax losses

  • @daves9355

    @daves9355

    38 минут бұрын

    ​@@cardboardboxificationVery interesting. That seems spot on.

  • @jackwonder912
    @jackwonder91226 күн бұрын

    This scenario has played out with a lot of once popular restaurants. When they first open the food and customer service is stellar and gradually the portions get smaller and the customer service sucks.

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor27 күн бұрын

    I go there for the cheap drinks with the sip club and maybe a $2 giant cookie and VERY rarely get a Duet, but yeah, Panera has gotten WAY too expensive in recent years.

  • @wesleymiles5512

    @wesleymiles5512

    10 күн бұрын

    I only go for the unlimited sip club

  • @seriejohnson698

    @seriejohnson698

    3 күн бұрын

    Cookies are 3.95

  • @kati-ana
    @kati-ana27 күн бұрын

    We only have one Panera in our area. They opened in 2017. They are the worst, the worst and the employee turn over is constant. The management is the worst, so full of arrogance. They have no care if the customer is happy. They never and I MEAN EVER have they gotten my order correct. When I try to get the missing items they act like I'm stealing from them. And what about the outrageous prices for what you get??? So I stopped giving them my business a few years ago because I was tired of the rip offs, gouging and bad attitudes. They deserve to go out of business, or this one in my town does.

  • @goodfellabeats
    @goodfellabeats3 күн бұрын

    About 3 years ago I went to Panera for breakfast on a Saturday and got my favorite sandwich and a cookie. I treated myself because I had been staying away from eating out for about 3 months in order to lose some weight. The total price I paid was over $10 and the sandwich was half as big as I remembered. I haven't been back since.

  • @kevinfryman7143
    @kevinfryman714327 күн бұрын

    When I traveled I used to look to see what the closest store was in the city I visited. Now I haven't been to Panera routinely in over ten years except on rare occasions when it's convenient. There has to be underlying issues to why they can't retain people (staff is ever changing) and the lower quality of their food and loss of many menu items..

  • @Iamkcs2c

    @Iamkcs2c

    27 күн бұрын

    Me too, they were my go-to place when traveling for work. Clean, wifi, the food was good, I could drop in, fix a presentation, get something to eat. Then could check my preference card and see when they lost me.

  • @user-gb3kl7jd5s
    @user-gb3kl7jd5s16 күн бұрын

    Unbelievable the difference in Panera food. The bakery products have gone straight downhill. Nasty,nasty, nasty!

  • @cweaver4080
    @cweaver4080Күн бұрын

    You had me at "bought by a private equity group".

  • @delliott5524
    @delliott552427 күн бұрын

    I went to Panera a couple of months ago. The food was excellent but pricey, just like everything due to the ongoing inflation. I understand that companies need to make their profits, so it is what it is. This is also why I choose to cook my own meals. You spend more eating out than buying groceries and meal-prepping for the week.

  • @baronvonjo1929
    @baronvonjo192927 күн бұрын

    There is actually a Panera near me and the staff and management seem really competent..it's out of my way with my current job but I do like their food.

  • @Mangolite
    @Mangolite27 күн бұрын

    I went to Panera Bread once about a year ago, and I was not impressed. The portion did not match the price- a small meal for such a high cost.

  • @lobsterbisque7567
    @lobsterbisque75672 сағат бұрын

    I remember applying to Panera as a baker working the graveyard shift when they started opening locations in my city over 15yrs. ago. During the interview, the store manager gave me a tour of the kitchen, ans admitted all the bread & pastries came in frozen. I noticed that they didn't even have a hobart(commercial sized kitchen aid stand mizer). I politely stopped the manager, and withdrew my application. Even though frozen product would've made my job eaaier, I was there to improve & learn as a baker. I ended up finding a better paying job closer to my house. I just couldn't bring myself to work for a company who would cut corners like that.

  • @thefourhorsemen91
    @thefourhorsemen9116 күн бұрын

    Good. Ever since Gov Newsome decided that Panera should be different and not be burdened with the $20 minimum wage because he is buddies with the owner, Ive wanted to hear this news.

  • @lgempet2869
    @lgempet286926 күн бұрын

    And recently they’ve changed their menu again, removing favorites of regular customers from their menu &, because of that, those customers will not be returning….I mean, what’s the point? REALLY dumb move, but if they want to lose money, then let them.

  • @Olhous
    @Olhous27 күн бұрын

    The prices are high relative to the portion sizes and food quality (or lack thereof). McD's has Panera beat, hands down, as a 'third place'.

  • @zaram131
    @zaram13120 сағат бұрын

    I like Panera’s food, but the prices are insane. I can go to a sit-down restaurant and get a lot more food for the same amount I spend at Panera.

  • @ilanaaleshire5581
    @ilanaaleshire558127 күн бұрын

    I've been disappointed with Panara since they discontinued their baked potato soup. Then their overall quality was going down and prices went up. Haven't been in Panara in a long time

  • @wastingtimegaming
    @wastingtimegaming6 сағат бұрын

    Breaks my heart. I love Panera, but the prices are ridiculous for what you get.

  • @stanhankins3175
    @stanhankins31755 сағат бұрын

    I last went to Panera about 10 years ago Haven’t missed it.

  • @tanyarhody534
    @tanyarhody53425 күн бұрын

    They started dying with pizza and getting rid of most of the delicous sandwiches. Then they got rid of the actually tasty pastries and downgraded about everything. Most sanwiches are gone from the menu. It is pretty terrible. Used to be a favorite of mine. No more.

  • @thatsallfolks406
    @thatsallfolks40617 күн бұрын

    I used to work for a company that would buy us Panera for lunch for EVERY meetings, get together, team building events, etc. Before this, I didn't even know what Panera is. My white co-workers would always talked about how good the food were and get excited. I thought, "wow the food must be great and from one of those fancy places" lol. Nope! And then of course I saw how much it cost and NOPE! Its not for me. Now every time i see a Panera, I laugh inside thinking about how excited my white co-workers were.

  • @chief3619

    @chief3619

    14 күн бұрын

    Imagine taking this narrative and talking about how all your black coworkers were excited for Popeyes only to find out it’s overpriced garbage not worthy of even KFC prices. Why you have to call race into your narrative is beyond me other than the chance for someone to tell you, your racism is showing.

  • @schoomzer

    @schoomzer

    19 сағат бұрын

    those silly white folks...Lol

  • @robertpollock8617
    @robertpollock86172 күн бұрын

    I agree. I quit going. It is more like commissary microwave Starbucks like food..no thanks. Salads are still pretty good. The unsweetened tea is plastic tasting poision.

  • @rslitman
    @rslitman2 күн бұрын

    Years ago, I considered Panera Bread and Corner Bakery Cafe to be competitors on equal footing, both of them with a good number of locations in the Philadelphia area and an area I visited at least once a year, the Maryland suburbs of DC. These days, though, there is only one Corner Bakery Cafe left in the whole state of Maryland and very few left in the Philadelphia area. Several years ago, I was excited when a new Corner Bakery Cafe opened in Abington, PA,, almost exactly halfway between Panera locations in Willow Grove and Jenkintown/Baederwood. But it lasted less than 2 years. That location is now occupied by another bread-oriented chain, First Watch, but I don't consider that one to be a competitor to Panera because it has table service. As of April 23, there was still a Corner Bakery Cafe in Horsham, not far from the Willow Grove Panera Bread. I consider First Watch and Metro Diner to be competitors to each other. Both have table service, but First Watch is not open past mid-afternoon.

  • @jonathanmosebach2921
    @jonathanmosebach292126 күн бұрын

    I haven't gone back since they scrapped the Flatbread Pizzas! In my opinion that was one of the best deals, and best quality items!

  • @user-yo1hi1ds9s

    @user-yo1hi1ds9s

    26 күн бұрын

    they were terrible wdym the new menu has much better sandwiches although i do miss the teriyaki bowls

  • @Jay55935
    @Jay559352 күн бұрын

    I would go to Panera almost every week, but since last year their portions got smaller and pricer, and the bread isn't the same as anymore.

  • @sjordan7085
    @sjordan708527 күн бұрын

    Eating out is a total waste of money. I recently ordered a bagel and cream cheese at Pacera. They were out of cream cheese, and instead offered one tiny cube of butter, far too small for the bagel. Won't be going back, cancelled my membership a long time ago.

  • @carmenkmennable
    @carmenkmennable25 күн бұрын

    I agree . Their new menu sucks, and the comfort and service are no longer there.

  • @ryanstevens2722
    @ryanstevens27223 күн бұрын

    I thought it was just me but my last 3 visits to Panera were disappointing. They are usually out of Decaf the biggest seller. Tuna salad that was a puree like baby food. An eat in order mistakenly packaged as take out. None of these visits was at a busy store. I admit that when I called customer service 800 number they listened and gave me a credit for a free lunch on my next visit but I hate to call and complain. There are no other comparable restaurants since Corner Bakery, Au Bon Pan both closed. Im so sad.

  • @janetr5929
    @janetr592917 күн бұрын

    My mother used to love Panera so we took her weekly until she passed. It was good until the last few years. Portions down, prices up and they did away with the free cookie. I also read that they discontinued my favorite meal so I probably won’t be going back anytime soon.

  • @HollywoodRecordingStudio
    @HollywoodRecordingStudio21 сағат бұрын

    I used to regularly go to St. Louis Bread Co, and later to Panera. Loved the atmosphere and the food at that time. Over time, the food quality seemed to get worse over time, and portions got smaller. At my most recent trip, I purchased a salad, and in it was a large insect. That was the last straw.

  • @nuggets0717
    @nuggets07172 сағат бұрын

    I miss the old days at Panera where I could go in after school, buy a cup of soup for $4-5 bucks, and sit at the tables for hours in my broke high school days. I haven’t been back there in ages but not shocked PE ruined it.

  • @jamespt204
    @jamespt204Күн бұрын

    I stopped going consistently when they changed the old Italian combo sandwich

  • @iseeflowers
    @iseeflowers2 күн бұрын

    Recently bought a sandwich and there was hardly any filling. So true that they skimped on everything.

  • @SuperDjr1984
    @SuperDjr198427 күн бұрын

    Panera was is and always will be a fast food establishment for people who think they are too good for fast food. It's actually pretty pathetic if you are spending hours in a fast food place if you don't actually work there. I can tell you for sure Panera will be going nowhere just like mcds bk and Wendy's will be going nowhere at least in America anyway. This country is too heavily reliant on the fast food industry on a daily basis to ever give it up

  • @MovieMakingMan

    @MovieMakingMan

    27 күн бұрын

    On a day I was starving I had to get something to eat fast. I got a fast food burger from Sonic and the burger, fries and drink cost $15.30!!!!! I live 3 minutes away from Sonic and when I got home the fries were greasy and limp. The burger was cold. I’m not eating fast food any more. I could’ve had a sit down meal at a nice restaurant for $15.30.

  • @gmw1635

    @gmw1635

    26 күн бұрын

    Once again it use to specialize in fresh baked goods .. now there is no point in going. Time to go back to the mom & pop bakery

  • @toddportice4997
    @toddportice499726 күн бұрын

    I agree they have gone downhill, and the ingredients have gotten worse. They try to make up for it by adding more salt. Same with not having bakers. I won't pay that kind of money for someone to bake frozen dough. I will go to a real bakery. It will get worse when they go public. Many public companies equal death to the company. So said. Oh well, everyone should find a local sandwich shop owned and operated by a local person and give them the business. Most of the time, mom and pop places have the best prices and quality of food. They rely on repeats and not on a corporate name.

  • @mygps_golf1096
    @mygps_golf1096Күн бұрын

    I like Panera. They always had something different and were a cut above the fast food chains. The thing is, it has become expensive. What once cost me $12 is now about $20. I might still stop there, but I also look for alternatives.

  • @johnl2727
    @johnl272715 күн бұрын

    Panera's used to be known as the business office for many single employee entrepreneurs. Set up your laptop, buy one cup of coffee and stay all morning while on your phone.

  • @jamespt204
    @jamespt204Күн бұрын

    I loved it when it was the St.Louis Bread Company.

  • @geraldmartin7703
    @geraldmartin770316 күн бұрын

    Their lemonade killing people is overblown. A couple deaths is no big deal and causation is debatable. Anyway, it's now kept behind the counter. I like a challenge.

  • @AnthonyMcqueen1987
    @AnthonyMcqueen19876 сағат бұрын

    Cutting corners is what corporate executives in America do.

  • @khoayeuha
    @khoayeuha15 күн бұрын

    After Panera changed their menu in April. It's downhill from there. Constantly messing up orders as well. I've opened every wrapper to verify all the time now before I leave.

  • @pauladuncanadams1750
    @pauladuncanadams175021 күн бұрын

    When it first came to our town it was good but quickly changed. Even though it's close to home in our nearby local shopping center we stopped going after being disappointed too many times. Haven't been for a long time, not since several years before the pandemic.

  • @ashleylala4293
    @ashleylala429319 сағат бұрын

    They got famous off of their fresh baked bread and then they do away with it. What did they think was going to happen? We all know damn well that nothing compares to freshly baked bread and you can’t fake that magic with frozen bread. I’m tired of the corporations trying to give us an inferior version of everything and thinking that we won’t notice. It’s insulting our intelligence.

  • @hotttt28
    @hotttt288 күн бұрын

    Private Equity strikes again !

  • @schoomzer
    @schoomzerКүн бұрын

    I've been complaining about their small food portions and high prices for a number of years. I order a Pick 2 and a small drink, and I am still hungry after paying nearly $20. When you order in, the price is much higher and with even less food!!!! Good riddance, Panera!!!

  • @wilm3864
    @wilm386414 күн бұрын

    There is a Panera less than a mile from where I work. I enjoyed stpping there on the way to work to get a bagel. And then things changed. One time, I went into the restroom, and then when I tried to wash my hands, I found there was no soap. I told some employees, but they just continued doing what they were doing. No one attempted to fix the issue. I was not going to eat anything with dirty hands, and so I got back into my car and drove to the McDonalds. Inferior food, but the restroom was stocked. Panera lost a sale that day. The drivethru also became INSANELY slow. They used to put to-go bagels in a sleeve and then put that in the bag. Then they changed that and just threw the bagel in the bag. The last two times I went, my bagel was toasted too long and scorched.

  • @emsreaper5374
    @emsreaper537421 сағат бұрын

    I have not been a fan of the food at Panera for years. Usually I love going to cafes but Panera is the one place I refuse to go to.

  • @TiaCatR
    @TiaCatR25 күн бұрын

    Well, this explains a lot. I used to love Panera, but I never think to go there anymore.

  • @arunkottolli
    @arunkottolli4 күн бұрын

    New business model: 1. Build a good quality restaurant chain that is loved by customers. Incur heavy losses in the process. 2. Sell to a PE firm and recoup all losses and make a good profit. 3. PE firm then mills the brand by cutting costs and raising prices till the restaurant chain dies, thereby recovering all the investment they have done. 4. Repeat again.

  • @patriciafuchs5970
    @patriciafuchs597027 күн бұрын

    Sad to see this happening

  • @Linda7647
    @Linda764726 күн бұрын

    They're getting rid of classic favorites, like the Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich (there are people all over Facebook bitching about this one) and the Asian Sesame Salad with Chicken. These are two of my personal favorite Panera items and I haven't been back since they got rid of them. That's only two items gone. There's a whole list. They are literally alienating much of their customer base by getting rid of so many of their good products.

  • @JasonAdank
    @JasonAdankКүн бұрын

    theres nothing more annoying than going into a place and finding it filled with people doing work on laptops while ordering water.

  • @jstephens2758
    @jstephens275826 күн бұрын

    My local Panera looks nothing like the locations shown in the video. It is dark, dreary, and sometimes dirty inside. I would never eat there. Pick up orders are carelessly prepared and sometimes hard to find upon arrival. For example, my "free side" of "a baguette" was a 4" long piece of dried out bread, thrown into the bag, unwrapped. Staff members are unpleasant to deal with, if you can find one of them. I ordered twice, both times because of promotions. But not again.

  • @lynda74
    @lynda7427 күн бұрын

    Panera really sucks.

  • @rslitman
    @rslitman2 күн бұрын

    When I first discovered Panera Bread around twenty-oh-five or twenty-oh-six, chocolate chip bagels were only a seasonal item - autumn or even just part of that season. I have been pleased to find it as an everyday item (unless it's sold out) for at least the past 15 years. But according to your video, they've now been discontinued in some locations. Oh no! Panera, please keep the chocolate chip bagels, at least in the Jenkintown/Baederwood, Willow Grove, and Bensalem locations near Philadelphia!

  • @mygps_golf1096

    @mygps_golf1096

    Күн бұрын

    Yeah, I like chocolate chip bagels too especially when they are a little warm and the chocolate is a little soft. Yummy!

  • @thaisstone5192
    @thaisstone519227 күн бұрын

    Well, since Panera decided to sell itself to a corporate entity, maybe it should have insisted that the original name could not be used. "Panera by Entity". Can't blame the originator for stinking up the brand name.

  • @christianchellis9057
    @christianchellis905716 күн бұрын

    Panera is my all time fave. I live in St. Louis where it’s usually called St. Louis Bread co. I want it to stay around forever.

  • @stevesilverman3505
    @stevesilverman350520 күн бұрын

    The video didn't mention how often Panera locations run out of various items.

  • @user-lv4ok9vo5o
    @user-lv4ok9vo5oКүн бұрын

    I agree food quality and increase prices will destroy any business. McAlister’s deli somehow manages to be even worse.

  • @ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm1
    @ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm118 күн бұрын

    Panera bought The St. Louis Bread Company in the late 90's. The quality of the food went way down. I can only imagine just how bad it is now. I hope they go under. Won't be missed.

  • @yamama7265
    @yamama7265Күн бұрын

    Isn't this one of gruesome newsom's Good buddies😂😂😂

  • @Gadgettime
    @Gadgettime26 күн бұрын

    It definitely will not be around in a few years as once Private Equity takes over, its pretty much a guarantee will strip it of its assets and erode the company. Private equity is only concerned with taking out all the money of a company.

  • @user-lu6yg3vk9z

    @user-lu6yg3vk9z

    21 күн бұрын

    Yeah

  • @barbaragillette2031
    @barbaragillette203125 күн бұрын

    Panera tests highest for glyphosate in its food according to test done by moms across America. I got horrible rash that flared up and faded for nearly a year before holistic doctor diagnosed the cause. He gave me cilantro and chlorella tablets to detox. Now no more Panera and no more rash.

  • @PoliticalInn
    @PoliticalInn20 сағат бұрын

    As a current employee of Panera, nearly none of this is true. We still make nearly everything fresh, and we introduced new items under 10$.

  • @citizenofcorona8783
    @citizenofcorona87832 күн бұрын

    I stopped going as often as I used to because the prices went up, the food sucks and they take the best items off the menu. Their bakery items are also always stale

  • @wawalker1
    @wawalker124 күн бұрын

    Agreed. I used to love it. No more. A lot of the new sandwiches and salads look like table scraps.

  • @benm3382
    @benm3382Күн бұрын

    As a Canadian, I've never been to Panera but when I read about it it seems extremely unpleasant lol

  • @highrzr
    @highrzr3 күн бұрын

    Private equity ruins everything.

  • @moricey4776
    @moricey477626 күн бұрын

    $7 for a small cup of macaroni ! I’m done with them also! 🫵🏻👍🏻🇺🇸☕️😬

  • @tacobell1299
    @tacobell129927 күн бұрын

    I actually like Panera so I'd be sad if it goes.

  • @kennyxu6721
    @kennyxu67212 күн бұрын

    loved the content, wasn’t crazy about the background music

  • @laurarogers7560
    @laurarogers756027 күн бұрын

    They changed my favorite sandwich. Goodbye my precious turkey bravo sandwich

  • @SuperDjr1984

    @SuperDjr1984

    27 күн бұрын

    It's still there they just added ham, take it off and add more turkey.

  • @cinthianarvaez3948

    @cinthianarvaez3948

    17 күн бұрын

    The bacon turkey bravo is back on the menu

  • @matthewbaken7669
    @matthewbaken766915 күн бұрын

    I've noticed that the old electrical outlets have been replaced by cover plates at several locations near me. I like Panera coffee more than Starbucks, but I prefer to brew my own at home. Some of the food is outrageously expensive especially for fast service food.

  • @andersonsystem2
    @andersonsystem227 күн бұрын

    Yep can’t find a charger there lol it use to be a great place to eat and get work done. We need to make Panera bread great again 😂

  • @QuickStix26
    @QuickStix2614 күн бұрын

    They just opened 2 new locations in my area. So I guess they will be around for a while...

  • @johnbauman4005
    @johnbauman400516 сағат бұрын

    They made a corporate decision to serve what they felt was healthy for the customer instead of what the customer wants. Example: One iconic American sandwich is ham& swiss on rye. They refused to carry ham. Also they frequently ran out of items at my local Panera. Was just undependable. I quit going 2 years ago.

  • @Latenightnonsense-td5yd
    @Latenightnonsense-td5yd16 күн бұрын

    “Equity Firm” that’s all we need to know. “Hey guys let’s go eat at…Eeww, Equity Firm?” No thanks.

  • @ashleylala4293
    @ashleylala429319 сағат бұрын

    RIP French Toast Bagel.

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