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Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

April 27, 2023

 

Fast-casual restaurant brand Panera Bread has launched its latest line of merchandise, featuring its famous menu items like bread and mac & cheese, the St. Louis-based brand announced.

The merchandise launch is part of a week-long promotion called “Panera Faves” filled with deals for both MyPanera members and app users from May 1 through May 7. The chain’s loyalty program, which has been in use since 2010, allows members to choose their own rewards, a feature the brand introduced in 2022. The program currently has 52 million members, according to the company.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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