Panera Will End Its Pay-What-You-Want Test, Closing Boston Store
Panera Cares Community Cafe in Boston, Mass.
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch anymore at Panera.
The sandwich chain will close its last pay-what-you-can location next week after determining the model wasn’t sustainable. It’s already shut the other free-meals cafes around the country, including locations in Chicago; Clayton, Missouri; Portland, Oregon; and Dearborn, Michigan, and its Boston concept will close its doors Feb. 15 after a six-year run.