Panera Bread launches Salad Stuffers, a new menu category built around the Italian Stuffer Roll.
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Panera Bread launches Salad Stuffers, a new menu category built around the Italian Stuffer Roll. Panera Bread announced on April 8, 2026 the nationwide launch of Salad Stuffers, a new menu category that places freshly prepared dressed salads inside an all-new Italian Stuffer Roll. Available now for dine-in, delivery, Rapid Pick-Up, and drive-thru at Panera Bread locations nationwide, Salad Stuffers allow guests to make any salad on the menu a Stuffer, or order one of two Stuffer-specific builds created for the launch. As of March 31, 2026, Panera operated 2,251 bakery-cafes across 48 states and Washington D.C., and in Ontario, Canada. Panera is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast casual restaurant companies in the U.S., also comprising Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Panera's first location opened in 1987. The product: A new format built on a new roll. The Italian Stuffer Roll is a purpose-developed bread component, not a repurposed existing Panera bread product. According to Panera's announcement, the roll was developed specifically to achieve a fluffy, soft interior that creates the right balance of bread and salad in every bite. The roll serves the same structural function as Panera's soup bread bowl, its most iconic menu format, but for a salad application. The two launch Stuffer builds are the Steakhouse Salad Stuffer, with marinated sliced...
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