Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,768 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,768 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 and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and friendly employees

Cons

Times where it would be low staffed but not really

5.0
Oct 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

fast paced and learn alot

Cons

not any that come to mind

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