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☆ Goodnight, sweet Panera charged lemonade prince
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Panera Bread is getting rid of its highly caffeinated charged lemonades, which attracted lawsuits. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPanera Bread is finally getting rid of its "charged lemonade" — another chip away at our freedom. In a world with few acceptable vices left — and a lot to worry about — Panera's "Charged Sips" were a bright spot. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Panera to discontinue its controversial 'charged' drinks that lawsuits linked to deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The drinks were tied to at least two wrongful death lawsuits against Panera. AdvertisementPanera Bread is discontinuing its controversial, highly caffeinated Charged Sips range that was linked to at least two wrongful death lawsuits in the US. Panera currently sells two flavors of Charged Lemonade — strawberry lemon mint and mango yuzu citrus — and a blood orange "charged" splash. Two of these were wrongful death lawsuits. The company previously told BI that it thought the wrongful death lawsuits were "without merit" and that it stood by the safety of its products.

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☆ Panera says it is phasing out its controversial Charged Lemonade nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Charged Lemonade from a Panera Bread Co. arranged in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. A Panera Bread spokesperson says the restaurant chain is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits. A spokesperson for Panera said Tuesday that the nationwide discontinuation of the Charged Lemonade comes after a "recent menu transformation." Panera previously advertised its Charged Lemonade as "Plant-based and Clean with as much caffeine as our Dark Roast coffee." Panera has since updated its nutrition information to reflect how much caffeine is in the Charged Lemonade with ice, listing the large size of the blood orange Charged Lemonade, for example, as having 302 milligrams.

Persons: Sarah Katz, Dennis Brown, Lauren Skerritt, Panera, Katz, Victoria Rose Conroy, Sarah, Brown, Elizabeth Crawford, Kline, Specter, Dennis, Lauren Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Food and Drug Administration, NBC News, NBC Locations: Queens, New York, Florida, Rhode, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York City, Philadelphia

☆ Panera is exempt from California's fast-food wage increase. A billionaire franchisee previously donated to Gov. Newsom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Ana Altchek | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewCalifornia's minimum wage increase from $16 to $20 an hour for fast-food restaurant workers, set to go into effect in April, caused a stir among fast-food chains — but not Panera. He owns 12 Panera locations in California. When asked last year about the bread exemption that baffled many, Newsom said, "That's part of the sausage-making," declining to elaborate further. Flynn, in a conversation with Bloomberg, denied having a hand in the bread exemption. A few smaller brands appear to benefit from the carve-out, including Paris Baguette and Great Harvest Bread Co, Bloomberg reported.

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☆ Panera Bread is overhauling its menu
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Panera Bread is undergoing its “largest menu transformation ever,” shifting away from its attempt at dinner and refocusing on what it’s best known for, like sandwiches and salads. Panera didn’t release a full list of the menu items that are getting the axe, other than confirming that the flatbreads it introduced in 2019 are being eliminated. Panera confirmed that the kitchen sink cookie, kids menu and soufflés are staying. Panera teased that more details about that menu changes will be unveiled in March. Panera is also aiming to lure in budget-conscious customers with some of the new menu items being priced under $10.

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☆ A woman claims Panera Bread's highly-caffeinated 'charged' lemonade gave her 'permanent' cardiac injuries, in a 3rd customer lawsuit about the beverage
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman says she has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking Panera's caffeinated lemonade, NBC reported. She said in a lawsuit that she drank two-and-a-half cups and now experiences brain fog, palpitations, and body shakes. It's the third lawsuit against Panera over its Charged Lemonade since October. AdvertisementA new lawsuit against Panera Bread claims that a woman has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking its caffeinated Charged Lemonade, NBC and other outlets reported. The drinks contain large quantities of sugar, though Panera also sells a Blood Orange Charged Splash, which is sugar-free but caffeinated.

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☆ Panera founder says one of his biggest regrets is not firing people faster — and he's even received thank-you's afterward
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Panera founder Ron Shaich says that he regrets not firing more people faster. Shaich writes in his book that he's even received thank-you letters from people he's fired. "I was too wrapped up in being a caring leader," Shaich says in his book. "And radical honesty is a much greater service to people than simply being kind," Shaich writes. Though firing an employee or colleague is unlikely to be particularly pleasant, Shaich says that he's actually received thank-you letters from people he's fired over the years.

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☆ Panera Bread reportedly files to go public again through IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Panera Bread has confidentially filed to go public again, the Financial Times reported. The restaurant chain, known for its soups, sandwiches and bagels, has been signaling for months that it's looking to go public through an initial public offering. In May, Panera announced a CEO transition and said the leadership changes were "in preparation for its eventual IPO" — amid a two-year IPO drought that ended in the fall. Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava , whose chair is Panera founder Ron Shaich, was among the trickle of companies that went public this year. JAB also tried to take Panera public again that year.

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☆ Panera's founder once threw a loaf of bread at his executive's head as an 'unconventional' management tactic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Panera founder and ex-CEO Ron Shaich once threw a baguette at an executive's head in frustration. Shaich told Insider he was trying to point out issues the company was having with its bread quality. Shaich told Business Insider in an interview that the target of the thrown loaf was the company's COO at the time, Mark Borland — who Shaich also said was his close friend. Advertisement"It was in a real meeting, a couple hundred — like 250 people in the room" Shaich told BI. Shaich cofounded Au Bon Pain, of which Panera Bread became a division, in 1981.

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☆ Why Panera's founder says you should 'focus on your obituary, not your resume' as a tool for success
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Panera founder Ron Shaich uses an exercise he calls a "pre-mortem" to define his values and goals. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementEvery year, for the past 30 years, Panera founder Ron Shaich sits down and writes his own obituary. "That process came from life to business, and that's how I ran my companies," Shaich told BI. "As a result of observing my parents as they passed, I am committed to living more consciously and intentionally during my time on Earth," Shaich writes in the book.

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☆ Panera Bread warns people 'sensitive to caffeine' not to drink its Charged Lemonade following wrongful-death lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Panera Bread is warning consumers "sensitive to caffeine" not to drink its Charged Lemonade. AdvertisementAdvertisementPanera Bread is making it clear that its Charged Lemonade is best enjoyed in moderation. Since the lawsuit, more people have come forward on social media with anecdotes and warnings about the Charged Lemonade. One TikToker, Sarah Baus, said she drank multiple cups of Charged Lemonade before realizing how much caffeine one serving contained. A large 30-ounce Charged Lemonade has about 390 milligrams of caffeine, according to the posted nutritional facts.

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☆ Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A large Charged Lemonade contains 390 milligrams — nearly the 400-milligram daily maximum of caffeine that the Food and Drug Administration says healthy adults can safely consume. The legal complaint called Charged Lemonade a "dangerous energy drink" and argues that Panera failed to adequately warn consumers about its ingredients, which also include guarana extract, another stimulant. The caffeine content of Panera's Charged Lemonade has always been listed in-store, Panera said. Katz had gotten a large Charged Lemonade hours before she died, and had had at least one Charged Lemonade in the days prior, according to Victoria Rose Conroy, Katz's roommate and close friend. Crawford said if Charged Lemonade is going to remain on the menu, it should be less accessible to customers.

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☆ Panera Bread founder says he thought it would be easier to be 'hit by a truck' during the chain's stressful 2015 overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Panera founder Ron Shaich spoke about tough moments he faced as a leader in a recent interview. There was so much pressure he thought it would be easier to "get hit by a truck." But the company's overhaul in 2015 was one the most stressful periods of his tenure, Shaich said in a recent interview with The Profile. And he said he remembers thinking to himself, "My god, it'd be just easier if I got hit by a truck." Shaich, who founded Panera Bread in 1987 and took the company public in 1991, stepped down as the company's CEO in 2018 .

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☆ Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich says most CEOs end up regretting taking companies public
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich led a public company for more than two decades, but that doesn't mean he's a fan of initial public offerings or Wall Street. Ironically, Panera Bread is mulling an IPO, but Shaich, who is no longer involved with the chain, directs his advice toward founders. Even as Au Bon Pain bought St. Louis Bread Company, renamed it Panera Bread and then shed Au Bon Pain to focus on Panera's growth, Shaich's company was publicly traded. "The reality is for 90% of the CEOs that take a company public, they live to regret it," Shaich told CNBC. "Cava is a company that will succeed as a public company.

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☆ Panera Bread hit with lawsuit alleging a college student went into cardiac arrest and died after drinking its 'Charged Lemonade'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A college student went into cardiac arrest and died after drinking a 'Charged Lemonade,' a lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe parents of an Ivy League student are suing Panera Bread, alleging that their daughter went into cardiac arrest and died several hours after drinking a "Charged Lemonade" from the chain. According to the lawsuit, Katz had lived with a heart condition called long QT syndrome type 1 since the age of 5 and stayed away from energy drinks. The legal complaint was filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Monday morning and it accuses Panera Bread of wrongful death. Panera's charged lemonade went viral on TikTok and X in December 2022 as consumers compared the drink to stimulants like Adderall.

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☆ McDonald's tried to buy Panera Bread, and 5 other reveals from founder Ron Shaich's book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

McDonald's tried to buy PaneraMcDonald's expressed interest in buying Panera in the early 2000s, Shaich writes. More than a decade after meeting with McDonald's, Shaich started seriously considering selling Panera as he prepared to step down from the business. Shaich writes in the book that he never really left, staying active as executive chair of the company, before he rejoined as a co-CEO in 2012. Shaich writes that he knew at the time that he would retire, but he hadn't yet announced it. Shaich writes that Panera received a patent to use video to review the accuracy of sandwich orders.

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☆ Family files lawsuit against Panera Bread after college student who drank ‘charged lemonade’ dies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

On Sept. 10, 2022, Katz purchased a charged lemonade from a Panera Bread in Philadelphia, according to the suit. It's an energy drink that has lemon flavor," said Elizabeth Crawford, a partner at Philadelphia-based law firm Kline & Specter, PC. The lawsuit alleges the charged lemonade is "defective in design because it is a dangerous energy drink." Conroy said Katz had bought at least one other charged lemonade in the days prior to her cardiac arrest. Katz's parents, who declined to speak about the lawsuit, are desperate for people to understand exactly what is in Panera's charged lemonade before they buy it, Crawford said.

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☆ Panera Bread slashes dozens of popular menu items, including kids meals, from certain stores as the chain tries to simplify operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Panera Bread, which plans to go public, has axed dozens of menu items in select stores. Items on the chopping block include expensive menu items like the steak and white cheddar sandwich. Panera Bread said the move is a test to simplify operations. Panera Bread said the simplified menu is a test. The citrus Asian crunch salad with chicken, priced at $14.69, has also been removed from test stores.

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☆ Panera Bread parent announces CEO transition as it prepares for 'eventual IPO'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Customers patronize an open Panera Bread location in the Walt Whitman Mall on March 26, 2020 in Huntington Station, New York. JAB Holding, the investment arm of the Reimann family, bought Panera Bread in 2017 for $7.5 billion, taking it private. In the press release, Panera Brands said the leadership changes are "in preparation for its eventual IPO." Panera Bread, the largest chain in the portfolio, has long been known as a technology leader in the restaurant industry. Panera Bread has also been testing A.I.

☆ Viral fast-food hacks, like the Chipotle 'fajita quesadilla,' prove American appetites haven't caught up to the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The TikTok creator, known for reviewing fast-food staples, posted last summer about leveling up Chipotle's steak quesadilla with fajita veggies. Nathan Llorin, another popular TikToker, told Insider that it wasn't until he started eating and reviewing fast food that his videos took off. A climate message for menusIn January, research showed that labeling fast-food menus with their climate impacts swayed people away from red meat. But about 10% of customers now choose a meatless option, including Sofritas, the chain's plant-based mainstay made from tofu. Frost, the TikToker, told Insider that of all the things viewers attack her for on the platform, the environmental impact of fast food isn't among them.

☆ Panera Bread tests Amazon's palm-scanning technology in St. Louis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A sign is posted on the exterior of a Panera Bread restaurant on November 09, 2021 in Novato, California. Panera Bread is piloting Amazon's palm-scanning technology in St. Louis to offer customers a faster way to connect to their loyalty program and pay. The bakery-cafe chain, which has long been considered a leader in restaurant technology, is the latest restaurant to use what the tech giant has dubbed Amazon One. Panera has more than 2,000 locations and its loyalty program has more than 52 million members, representing a big expansion opportunity for Amazon One. To use them, customers need to link their loyalty program accounts to Amazon One, which they can do at home or inside the restaurant.

☆ 'I feel like the Hulk': Customers call Panera's Charged Lemonade 'crack in a cup' in viral TikToks warning of caffeine content
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Panera's Charged Lemonade is going viral on social media as users discuss its caffeine content. A regular 20-ounce lemonade contains 260 mg, the equivalent of drinking 2.5 cups of coffee. According to drink's nutrition facts on Panera's website, a regular 2o-ounce Charged Lemonade contains 260 mgs of caffeine, while the large 30-ounce size boasts 390 mgs. The Charged Lemonade is on-par with energy drinks like a 24-ounce can of Monster Energy, which has 240 mgs. "This Panera drink thing is how I know y'all would try crack if it was presented in a different way," wrote another.

☆ Panera workers say people are stealing drinks by pretending to be members of the chain's subscription program
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Six Panera workers across the US told Insider about stolen drinks at their stores. Workers told Insider the system is easy for non-members to exploit, by filling up cups without paying and letting workers assume that they're paying members. "The most stolen beverages by far are the caffeinated lemonades," a manager in Michigan told Insider. We are always innovating to optimize the entire guest and associate experience including our USC membership," the company told Insider in a statement. "We're told it's not that big of a deal, which I actually agree with," a West coast worker told Insider.

☆ I tested out Panera's new 'automated' drive-thru and now I think every fast food chain should use it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

I don't frequent Panera, so I ran into the same issue that I faced last time in the drive-thru where I found it difficult to take in the menu before ordering, and I wished there was a way to order in the app for drive-thru pickup. Mary Meisenzahl/Insider

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▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Jasmin Baron | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +60 min

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