Panera to Celebrate 15th Year in Cranston and Relocationto New Chapel View Location with Free Coffee and Travel Mug on Friday, September 25th

RISBJ Staff | Sep 21, 2015

CRANSTON, RI — Panera Bread announces that it will hold a free

coffee and travel mug event on Friday, September 25th starting at 6:00 a.m. to celebrate

its 15th year in Cranston and its recent relocation to 4000 Chapel View Boulevard,

complete with a Drive-Thru. The first 200 customers through the door will receive a free

Panera travel coffee mug and a punch card for five free coffees (expires 11/30/15).

Customers are asked to arrive early as the doors open at 6:00 a.m. (Mug and refills only

available in Cranston cafe. Offer is not valid through the Drive-Thru. There is a limit to

one mug per customer and the customer must be present to receive the mug.)

“Our original Cranston location was the first Panera built in the state and the first

bakery-cafe operated by Panera franchise Howley Bread Group some 15 years ago,”

said Rob Bennett, General Manager of Panera Bread Cranston. “So, I encourage the

community to come on in and celebrate our anniversary with some free coffee and a

travel mug at our new, convenient location.” The new bakery-cafe is open Monday –

Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Like the original Panera cafe in Cranston, the new location is open for breakfast, lunch

and dinner and offers a variety of menu items, including breads and bagels, breakfast

sandwiches, creative lunch and dinner sandwiches, pastas, hand-tossed salads,

homemade soups and a variety of espresso beverages.

The Panera Bread Cranston location is one of eight bakery-cafes in Rhode Island owned

by Panera franchise, the Howley Bread Group, LTD of Lincoln, Rhode Island. The

company’s other Panera bakery-cafes in the state, which employ more than 500 people,

are located in East Greenwich, Lincoln, Newport, Providence, Smithfield, Wakefield and

Warwick. Howley Bread Group owns and operates a total of twenty-eight bakery-cafes

in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut markets.

Catering is also available in most cafes.

For more information or for those who are interested in a variety of full- and part-time

positions at Panera Cranston or any other Howley Bread Group bakery-cafe location,

please go to www.panerabreadhbg.com. Also, like HBG on Facebook at

/howleybreadgroup and follow the company on Twitter @panerabreadhbg to hear about

upcoming new and returning menu items, community involvement and events,

employment opportunities, the Panera culture and much more!