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Official state WARN filings by Panera since 1988, normalized from state labor department sources. Latest notice: 2026-03-27.
Filed under 3 spellings in state records, merged on this page: Panera Bread (Bristol)* Panera Bread (Farmington)* Panera Bread (Hartford)* Panera Bread (Lisbon)* Panera Bread (Mashantucket)* Panera Bread (West Hartford); Panera, LLC Fresh Dough Facility.
| Notice date | State | Location | Employees | Effective date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Ohio | West Chester/Butler | 70 | 2026-05-20 | Closure |
| 2026-03-17 | Maryland | 7801 Dorsey Run Jessup, MD 20794 | 118 | 2026-05-20 | Plant Closure |
| 2026-02-13 | Illinois | Elk Grove Village, 1490 Chase Ave | 119 | — | State |
| 2026-01-26 | Massachusetts | Franklin, MA | 92 | 2026-03-25 | — |
| — | Michigan | Romulus, Michigan, Wayne | 66 | 2025-07-23 | Facility closure |
| 2025-07-11 | Missouri | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-01 | New Jersey | Fairfield | 201 | 2025-09-08 | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Florida | ORLANDO, FL, 32809 | 114 | 2025-07-23 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Michigan | Romulus | 66 | — | Facility Closing |
| 2025-03-21 | North Carolina | Greensboro, Guilford County | 80 | 2025-05-21 | Closure |
| 2025-03-21 | Kansas | Lenexa, 14335 W. 100th Street; Lenexa, Kansas 66215 | 59 | — | WARN |
| 2025-02-14 | California | San Bernardino County | 77 | 2025-04-14 | Closure Permanent |
| 2025-02-14 | California | San Joaquin County | 55 | 2025-04-14 | Closure Permanent |
| 2024-09-16 | Georgia | Gateway Dr Suite G Norcross | 86 | 2024-11-15 | Permanent Layoff / Reduction in Force |
| 2024-01-24 | Texas | Houston, Harris | 84 | 2024-03-24 | — |
| 2020-04-01 | Connecticut | Lisbon, Mashantucket, Bristol, Farmington, Hartford, West Hartford | — | 2020-03-16 | Closing |
Source: state WARN Act disclosures, normalized in the free US WARN notices dataset (CSV/JSON, no login, no delay, notices 1988+). WARN notices are advance notifications of plant closings and mass layoffs; actual layoff counts and dates can change after filing.
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