Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,807 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,807 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
4.0
Apr 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Liked my coworkers, but managers were biased.

Cons

Lots of memorization (soups, salads, sandwiches)

5.0
Mar 6, 2025

Deli

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff to work with

Cons

Smelt like bread when got home

4.0
Mar 5, 2025

.mjdejmj

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to eat and good environment

Cons

Too much work sometimes and too busy

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