Panera Bread’s fall menu goes heavy on the sweets and soups, including 3 items you’ve never seen before
It’s the first week of September which means, cue Seinfeld ’s George Constanza, we’re “ shifting into soup mode .” Panera Bread is right there with us, rolling out its new fall menu today. The seasonal offerings include the return of two soups: rustic baked potato soup and autumn squash soup. The fast-casual chain is also adding a three-cheese lasagna soup to its menu for the first time. The soup…
As September begins, Panera Bread has unveiled its autumn menu, shifting focus towards soups and sweets. The seasonal line-up includes two nostalgic soups making a comeback - rustic baked potato soup and autumn squash soup. Panera is also pioneering a new three-cheese lasagna soup, featuring ricotta tomato broth, Italian sausage, lasagna ribbon pasta, and asiago cheese.
A ciabatta dipper, either French or chicken pesto, accompanies these soups for dipping. To round off the savory offerings, a harvest medley salad with beet strips, mandarin oranges, and pumpkin seeds is included.
On the dessert front, Panera Bread is reintroducing its chocolate chip bagel, along with two novel sweets - a PB&J cookie and cinnamon croissant bites. The fall menu additions span a range of flavors, from the savory three-cheese lasagna soup to the sweet PB&J cookie and cinnamon croissant bites. Panera, a fast-casual chain owned by JAB Holdings since 2017, has been adjusting to reduced customer foot traffic and discretionary income.
In a recent move, the chain has transitioned to a par-baked model for its bread, abandoning fresh dough facilities. Despite these changes, Panera has reported plans to close 2026 with an increased number of locations compared to the beginning of the year.
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