Panera Bread unveils America’s favorite soup for National Soup Month (2024)

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Panera Bread unveils America’s favorite soup for National Soup Month? ›

According to the bakery-café chain, Broccoli Cheddar is America's favorite soup, with 49 states choosing it as their top pick. The outlier was Minnesota, which chose Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice as its top pick. The top three favorite soups nationwide are: Broccoli Cheddar Soup with 54.6M servings.

To access the limited-time deal, use the code SOUP at checkout on the Panera app.

Panera made another trendy marketing maneuver in January 2024 with the limited-time launch of its "North Sea Soup Menu." The menu featured seven of Panera's coziest and most comforting soups that the chain said could be used to "soothe your North Sea scaries."

In app only through participating locations. Purchase any entrée and receive a cup of soup for only $1. Use code: SOUP at checkout. One redemption per transaction.

Menu items can vary by location, but currently, the website lists autumn squash soup, turkey chili, broccoli cheddar, homestyle chicken noodle, cream of chicken and wild rice, creamy tomato, and bistro French onion as options.

That Soup Isn't Made In-House

It may taste homemade, but that Panera soup wasn't actually prepared by the workers at your local shop. "The soups are made at a factory/plant/etc., flash-frozen, shipped to us, and we thaw it out in what's called a thermalizer, essentially a soup-thawer," says one former employee.

In 1998, Ron determined that Panera had the potential to be nationally dominant, but it would require all of our resources. As a result, in 1999 all of the Au Bon Pain Co. Inc. divisions were sold, and the remaining company was renamed Panera LLC.

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How many times can I get a free drink from Panera? ›

You can redeem one eligible beverage every two (2) hours and can get unlimited refills of that same beverage each day. Can I redeem my Unlimited Sip Club Subscription benefits at any Panera Bread bakery-cafe? Yes.

If you really want an extra piece of bread, just go up to the window or ask an employee for as many as you want, free of charge. Panera has a policy that states if your order is incorrect, you get a free pastry once you let any associate know.

Just ask your cashier to enter “Use My Own Cup” at checkout. * This includes Unlimited Sip Club members, too! Enjoy the self-serve drinks you love in your favorite cups, mugs and tumblers.

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

January is National Soup Month!

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Historically, Panera uses FDFs to produce all the fresh bread, bagel, and roll dough for the brand, and transport the fresh dough to surrounding Panera bakery-cafes every day, where they are baked from scratch on premises.

To redeem a reward, you need to sign in to your MyPanera account. After selecting your desired items, proceed to the check out page. All of your available rewards should appear at the top of the check out screen. Note that all MyPanera rewards must be manually redeemed; they do not apply automatically.