Panera Bread Opens In Lakewood

The City of Lakewood and the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Panera Bread to Lakewood with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, November 18th. Mayor Ed Fitzgerald, City Council members Brian Powers, Tom Bullock, and Nickie Antonio, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Patty Ryan, LakewoodAlive Executive Director Mary Anne Crampton, and many staff members from City Hall, Downtown Lakewood, LakewoodAlive, and the Chamber of Commerce gathered to cut the ribbon in front of the new eatery on the southwest corner of St. Charles and Detroit.

Covelli Enterprises, the nation's largest franchisee of Panera Bread, reports that business has been brisk during the grand opening days at Panera. Over 1400 transactions were handled on November 10th, increasing to 1682 on November 11th, and nearly 1800 on November 12th. Panera Bread is rated as the No. 1 healthiest fast-casual restaurant in the country for ‘eating on the go’ by Health Magazine.