The spring menu welcomes back popular seasonal choices and introduces a new Strawberry Chicken Caprese Salad.
ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2025 — Panera Bread is innovating the dining experience once more with the debut of their new Croissant Toast sandwiches. As of April 16th, the Croissant Toast Sandwiches are headlining a refreshed spring lunch and dinner menu, which also includes the new Strawberry Chicken Caprese Salad. Also returning to Panera® cafes nationwide are customer favorites like the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad and Mexican Street Corn Chowder.
The Croissant Toast Sandwiches, the highlight of the spring offerings, feature a unique bread made from croissant dough. This gives the sandwiches a toasty, buttery flavor and a satisfying crispness. For a limited time, customers can select from two options:
- Croque Monsieur Croissant Toast: A reimagined ham and cheese sandwich featuring Black Forest ham, melted provolone and asiago cheeses, and a caramelized onion and gruyere spread.
- Fromage Croissant Toast: A simple classic transformed into something special with melted provolone and American cheeses, caramelized onions, arugula, and garlic aioli.
According to Scott Uehlein, Vice President of Culinary at Panera Bread, “Our new Croissant Toasts are changing the sandwich game. These sandwiches are made with a flaky, all-butter croissant bread, offering a truly unique and delicious experience unlike anything else on Panera’s menu. Its amazing appearance is second only to its taste – a perfect combination of a crispy outside and buttery, layered inside makes these menu items truly special. It’s everything our guests love about croissants and sandwiches combined into two irresistible choices.”
Panera’s revitalized brand platform, “It Just Meals Good
,” supports this new lunch and dinner innovation, celebrating how Panera is the perfect choice for every mood, life moment, and connection. Panera’s menu is designed to satisfy every need, from lunch with friends to a quiet moment alone.
Mark Shambura, Chief Marketing Officer at Panera Bread, stated, “Panera is dedicated to providing high-quality, craveable food that suits all aspects of our guests’ lives. Our new spring menu delivers both exciting innovations, like our Croissant Toast Sandwiches, and the comforting familiarity of returning seasonal favorites. Our new brand platform, ‘It Just Meals Good,’ brings energy, confidence, and a renewed focus to what makes Panera unique, while also honoring our heritage. We’re going beyond just our menu to celebrate the power of a special, savor-worthy meal – and our guests get to decide what that means for them.”
For more details or to place an order, download the Panera Bread app or visit PaneraBread.com.
About Panera Bread
Our first cafe opened in 1987 with a secret sourdough starter and the belief that the best part of bread is sharing it. This vision led to the creation of the Fast Casual category, with Panera at the forefront as America’s kitchen table. We offer a delicious menu of chef-curated recipes made with care by our team members, including soups, salads, sandwiches, mac & cheese, and sweets. We are committed to using high-quality ingredients and avoiding those we don’t feel good about, so our guests can feel good in the moment and long after their meal. Now with over 2,200 cafes, our values and belief in the power of a great meal remain strong. We strive to fill bellies, build empowered teams, and inspire communities every day. Nothing is better than sharing a meal together.
As of April 1, 2025, there were 2,223 Panera Bread® or Saint Louis Bread Co.® cafes, both company-owned and franchised, in 48 states, Washington D.C., and Ontario, Canada. Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast-casual restaurant companies in the U.S., which also includes Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels. For more information, visit panerabread.com or find us on X (@panerabread), Facebook (facebook.com/panerabread), Instagram (@panerabread), or TikTok (@panerabread).
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