At Panera Bread®, we believe in giving back to local communities. We show our appreciation for customers not only within our bakery-cafes but also throughout the communities we serve by sponsoring special events open to the neighborhood, participating in charitable events and offering various Operation Dough-Nation® programs.
With the generous help of our customers, we have been collecting funds in all of our 24 Tampa Bay area Panera Bread locations through our Share the Bread community breadboxes. We are matching all funds collected and will be putting the money towards a 4,000 square foot addition to the Children's Cancer Center.
Day-End Dough-Nation
Another component of the Operation Dough-Nation® program is our commitment to giving back to those who are hungry in our community. At the end of each day, all unsold bread and bakery products are donated to local food banks and pantries. In 2008, Panera Bread donated over $2.5 million in food to people in need throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Donations/Community Events
Panera Bread values corporate citizenship and regularly makes in-kind donations to community events and non-profit fundraisers. In 2008, over $150,000 in product and money was donated by Covelli Family Limited Partnership of Tampa Bay to fund these events and donations.
More Information
To learn more about any of our donation programs, please contact:
Jessica Jacobs
Donations Coordinator
Tel: (813) 877-7533
Fax: (813) 874-0638
Jessica.Jacobs@covelli.com
