Panera Coming to Patchogue This Spring

Panera Bread is coming to Patchogue.

Company officials confirmed that four new locations would be opening on Long Island this year.

Panera will open a location in Valley Stream on Feb. 2 and will open three other locations in Garden City, Glen Cove, and Patchogue later this spring, officials said.

The Valley Stream restaurant, located inside Green Acres Mall, is the 27th on Long Island.

“The people who live and work on Long Island have always warmly welcomed Panera Bread, so we are excited to extend our reach to better serve additional communities on the Island,” said Greg George, Vice President of Doherty Enterprises Inc. “We look forward to bringing an array of better-for-you food options and staffing the cafés with energetic individuals from within the community.”

Doherty is the Long Island franchisee for Panera.

The new restaurants will also provide about 240 jobs to Long Island and is already accepting applications. Applicants can apply at the Valley Stream location in person or online on the Doherty Inc. website here.

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