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Panera Eyeing Rohnert Park
Pastry and sandwich chain is rapidly expanding around the country
Panera, the pastry and sandwich bakery chain, is coming to Rohnert Park.
The Missouri-based chain is eyeing the former Summit Bank location in the North Bay Center, just off the Rohnert Park Expressway and Commerce Boulevard.
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The proposed store is 4,000 square feet and would be located next to the new Chipotle. Panera has 1,600 locations around the country and has long has been involved in anti-hunger efforts, including its Operation Dough-Nation program that donates unsold baked goods.
The company has also opened numerous “Pay What You Can” stores that give a suggested price, but allow customers to pay what they want. It’s not clear what format the Rohnert Park store would be. Calls to the company’s headquarters were not returned.
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