Overview
- Salad Stuffers, which launched Wednesday, are now available in Panera cafés nationwide for dine-in, Rapid Pick-Up, drive-thru and delivery, with ordering through the app and website.
- Guests can turn any salad into a handheld inside a new Italian Stuffer Roll, with two chef-crafted options at launch called Steakhouse and Santa Fe.
- Prices run roughly $8 to $13, depending on the salad choice and where the café is located.
- Panera says chefs tested the concept in two markets and tried 20 breads to create a soft, fluffy roll that holds a fully dressed salad.
- The rollout anchors a broader turnaround that follows past cuts to portions and ingredients, with the company shifting to par-baked bread from third-party bakeries and pledging an extra $100 million for café labor and upgrades in 2026, which franchisees are expected to match.