Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,792 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,792 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 & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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19K reviews
1.0
Dec 23, 2025

Dont work there

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the employees worked hard there

Cons

the management was corrupt and did not care about employee wellness or food safety

2.0
Dec 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible and chill environment to work

Cons

Lack of training for some tasks

3.0
Dec 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay slightly higher than other Job itself was not hard

Cons

Poor upper management Unorganized Favoritism Expected to work 50 hrs a week

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