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Panera Bread will launch drive-thru restaurant at ON3 Clifton.

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Panera Bread Co. opens new location in New Jersey, United States, Northern America, Americas.

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Panera Bread will launch drive-thru restaurant at ON3 Clifton. Panera Bread will launch its newest drive-thru restaurant in New Jersey. The fast-casual chain signed a lease for a pad site at the ON3 campus in Clifton. It expects to begin construction on a 3,500-square-foot eatery in early April, according to a March 19 announcement. Founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 as the St. Louis Bread Co., Panera Bread is known for fresh breads, soups, salads, sandwiches and pastries. After Essex County native Ron Shaich acquired the company in 1993, he expanded it into a nationally recognized bakery café chain with more than 2,200 outposts across North America. Shaich stepped down as CEO in 2018. Within New Jersey, Panera Bread has 85 sites. Panera Bread unveiled its first drive-thru in 2008. About half of locations now have the feature, the company has said. Locally, it has drive-thru services at stores in Brick, Clark, East Windsor, Manahawkin, Paramus, Teterboro and Wayne. Joining the ON3 lineup. At ON3, Panera Bread is the latest national retailer to join the lineup at the Prism Capital Partners-owned mixed-used campus. After welcoming Starbucks in late 2024, the firm is preparing to unveil newly constructed locations from Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chase Bank, too. The property is the formerly the North American headquarters for Hoffmann-La Roche. Now, the redeveloped...

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Event
New location

What this signalsA new site often needs local vendors and services.

Location
New Jersey, United States

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Opens new location

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Confidence
58%
Detected
Mar 20, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
opens_new_location

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    "title": "Panera Bread will launch drive-thru restaurant at ON3 Clifton.",
    "excerpt": "Panera Bread will launch drive-thru restaurant at ON3 Clifton.\n\nPanera Bread will launch its newest drive-thru restaurant in New Jersey.\n\nThe fast-casual chain signed a lease for a pad site at the ON3 campus in Clifton. It expects to begin construction on a 3,500-square-foot eatery in early April, according to a March 19 announcement.\n\nFounded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 as the St. Louis Bread Co., Panera Bread is known for fresh breads, soups, salads, sandwiches and pastries.\n\nAfter Essex County native Ron Shaich acquired the company in 1993, he expanded it into a nationally recognized bakery café chain with more than 2,200 outposts across North America. Shaich stepped down as CEO in 2018.\n\nWithin New Jersey, Panera Bread has 85 sites.\n\nPanera Bread unveiled its first drive-thru in 2008. About half of locations now have the feature, the company has said. Locally, it has drive-thru services at stores in Brick, Clark, East Windsor, Manahawkin, Paramus, Teterboro and Wayne.\n\nJoining the ON3 lineup.\n\nAt ON3, Panera Bread is the latest national retailer to join the lineup at the Prism Capital Partners-owned mixed-used campus. After welcoming Starbucks in late 2024, the firm is preparing to unveil newly constructed locations from Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chase Bank, too.\n\nThe property is the formerly the North American headquarters for Hoffmann-La Roche. Now, the redeveloped...",
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