Panera Bread discontinues dozens of menu items

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Panera Bread has discontinued dozens of menu items.

Panera Bread announced a menu overhaul earlier in the year in an effort to refocus its restaurants on sandwiches and salads. Panera confirmed that beginning April 4, some items would be removed from the menu, with nine items planned to replace them.

According to Eat This, Not That!, 48 menu items have been removed from the menu in what was described as the "biggest menu transformation" in the company's history.

The publication compared Panera Bread's old menu with the offerings available on the new menu and found that the following items have been removed:

1. Sandwiches

• Deli Ham Sandwich
• Deli Turkey Sandwich
• Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich
  
• Roasted Turkey & Avocado BLT
• Signature Take Chicken Sandwich
• Southwest Chicken Melt
  
• Spicy Take Chicken Sandwich
• Toasted Steak & White Cheddar
  

2. Baguettes

• Black Forest Ham & Gouda Melt, Toasted Baguette
• Chicken Cordon Bleu Melt, Stacked Toasted Baguette
  
• Chicken Green Goddess Caprese Melt, Stacked Toasted Baguette
• Chicken & Pepperoni Mozzarella Melt, Stacked Toasted Baguette
  
• Pepperoni Mozzarella Melt, Toasted Baguette
  

3. Bowls

• Baja Bowl
• Baja Bowl with Chicken
• Mediterranean Bowl
• Mediterranean Bowl with Chicken
  
• Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli Bowl
• Turkey Chili
• Vegetarian Autumn Squash Soup

4. Pizza

• Cheese Flatbread Pizza
• Margherita Flatbread Pizza
• Pepperoni Flatbread Pizza

5. Bread

• Classic Sourdough Loaf
• White Whole Grain

6. Salads

• Asian Sesame Salad with Chicken
• Asiago Cheese Focaccia
  
• Southwest Caesar Salad with Chicken

7. Soufflés

• Spinach & Artichoke Soufflé

8. Pastries

• Blueberry Bagel
• Blueberry Scone
  
• Chocolate Chip Bagel
  
• Cranberry Orange Muffin
  
• Croissant
  
• Lemon Drop Cookie
  
• Pastry Ring
  
• Sesame Bagel

9. Coffee

• Chocolate Latte
• Cold Brew
• Frozen Caramel Cold Brew
• Frozen Chocolate Cold Brew
• Iced Chocolate Latte
• Madagascar Vanilla Almond Cold Brew
• Madagascar Vanilla Cream Cold Brew

10. Other beverages

• Green Passion Smoothie
  
• Hot Chocolate
• Peach & Blueberry Smoothie with Almond Milk

11. Condiments

• Reduced Fat Chive and Onion Cream Cheese
  

Per the publication, the Smoky Buffalo Chicken Melt's name has been changed to the Spicy Buffalo Chicken Melt.

According to Eat This, Not That!, Panera Bread tested a smaller menu at select locations during the summer in 2023. Panera Bread responded to Eat This, Not That!'s request for comment on the discontinuations.

"Our new menu is refocused on our core offerings with the goal of adding more options, more innovation, and more value within the categories our guests love the most – soup, salad, sandwiches, and mac & cheese. The menu offers more new salads and sandwiches, better value with more new options below $10, and more in every bite with additional chicken and steak on many menu items," Panera Bread told the publication.