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Panera Opens "Pay-it-Forward" Style Community Cafe in Government Center
Panera is expanding its network of restaurants that help those who can't afford full price meals.
The Panera Bread Foundation has opened its fifth nonprofit cafe where customers can help pay for others' meals. "This is a pay-it-forward model and will only work if the community supports it and one another,” said Ron Shaich, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Panera Bread and president of the Panera Bread Foundation in a press release Wednesday. The Panera Cares location — at 3 Center Plaza in the Government Center — has no cash registers or prices, but rather uses donation bins and suggested donations for meals. Customers are encouraged to leave a little bit more to cover the meals of those who cannot contribute, said Shaich. If a customer cannot pay they are asked to donate an hour of their time volunteering in the community in exchange …
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