East Windsor Panera Bread Receives Township Litter Free Award

EAST WINDSOR, NJ - Panera Bread, located on Route 130 South in East Windsor was recently awarded for “Outstanding Efforts to Keep East Windsor Township Litter Free.” The award was given by Mayor Janice S. Mironov and the East Windsor Clean Communities Committee.

Mironov said that although the business was situated in a prominent location and was frequented by many people, it always kept its property and parking lot free of trash and litter. “We appreciate Panera for being a successful socially and environmentally conscious restaurant which takes an active interest not only in the look of our town but in community service,” Mironov said.

The company has taken measures to create packaging free of certain substances, which could pose health risks to guests, and emphasizes efficient sustainable packaging that uses less material, constructed with renewable or recyclable materials, according to the 2020 Panera Annual Report.

Panera also provided more than 930,000 freshly prepared meals and made in-kind donations to Feeding America food banks. They made over 132,000 lunches for school food programs, and 730,000 meals were provided to frontline workers.

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