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Panera Cranston Announces Opening Day at New Chapel View Location Will be Monday, September 14th
Panera Bread at 5 New London Ave. is busy preparing for a smooth transition as it relocates to 4000 Chapel View Blvd. on Monday, Sept. 14th
Cranston, RI, September 4, 2015 — Panera Bread at 5 New London Avenue in Cranston, the first Panera Bread built in Rhode Island and the first bakery-cafe opened by Panera franchise the Howley Bread Group, is busy preparing for a smooth transition as it relocates just down the road to 4000 Chapel View Boulevard and opens its doors for its customers on Monday morning, September 14th. The last day the original Panera Cranston will be open is Saturday, September 12th (neither cafe will be open on Sunday, September 13th).
The new 4,836 square-foot, 117-seat bakery-cafe, with 24 additional seats on an outside patio, will feature the welcoming interior design for which Panera Bread is known. It will also be only the second Panera in the state to include a Drive-Thru. The re-location represents 25 new jobs for the area.
“We’re excited about moving into our new cafe and offering a convenient Drive-Thru and ample parking to our customers,” said Rob Bennett, General Manager of Panera Bread Cranston. “We encourage everyone to stop by and help us celebrate our relocation and our 15th year in Cranston.”
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The new bakery-cafe will be 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 existing Panera cafe in Cranston, the new location will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and offer 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.
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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 then 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 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.
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