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Mission: “We are a non-profit community café concept of shared responsibility operated by the Panera Bread Foundation, a Section 501(c)(3) public charity. Panera Cares community cafés are designed to help raise awareness about the very serious and pervasive problem of food insecurity (hunger) in the U.S. Consider this: according to the United States Department of Agriculture, 49 million people – including 16 million children – are food insecure. That means that 1 in 7 households have difficulty providing enough food for all their members at some time during the year.

 

These cafés operate on a pay-what-you-can model and depend on your donations and support to ensure our sustainability. Panera Cares cafés provide suggested donation amounts for all menu items to help you understand the cost of “paying it forward” and assisting those who struggle with food insecurity. The funds collected are used to cover the operating costs of the cafés while also covering the cost of the meals for those who come in and are unable to contribute the suggested donation amount for their meals.”

 

Vision: “A loaf of bread in every arm.”

 

Vision Statements: Bread Leadership Goal, “With the single goal of making great bread broadly available to consumer across America, Panera Bread freshly bakes more bread each day than any bakery-café concept in the country."