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Several weeks (months??) ago, I requested some detailed info from Panera
Bread about their menu items.  It's been so long, that I forgot I had
written them!  I finally got a reply from them - although they still haven't
answered my specific questions.  :)

It's worth noting that the change to their web site she mentions below is
quite significant.  They list all ingredients for items on thier menu - and
if it contains gluten they will say so!

Go to:
http://www.panerabread.com/
Click on Menu Nutrition (it's on the left hand side - *very* hard to read)
Select a category of food - most of their gf menu items are under Soups,
Salads, or Beverages.
Select a menu item.

A pop up window will appear with nutritional info like calories and fat --
Also a complete list of ingredients.

Dawn


>From: "Kay Bizelli" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: FW: Contact Us
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:55:11 -0500
>
>Hello again Dawn,
>I'll bet you thought I'd forgotten about you. Our nutrition department has
>been involved in several big projects and I've requested the information to
>answer your questions three times. In the meantime, however, ingredients
>for all of our current menu items have been added to our web site (one of
>the projects) so now you may look up the ingredients for any of our
>bakery-cafe products online. If wheat and/or gluten is in any of the
>ingredients, it will be included in the web site information.
>
>Thank you for being so patient. We hope you continue to enjoy Panera Bread.
>Sincerely,
>Kay
>Customer Comment Coordinator
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kay Bizelli
>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 2:28 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: FW: Contact Us
>
>
>Dear Dawn,
>Thank you for contacting Panera Bread. Your questions will entail some
>research. As soon as I hear back from our nutrition department, I will be
>in touch. Please be patient because they are very busy and some people are
>on vacation.
>
>Thanks again for contacting us.
>Sincerely,
>Kay
>Customer Comment Coordinator
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:36 AM
>To: contactus
>Subject: Contact Us
>
>
>Topic: Nutrition information for a Panera Bread product
>Bakery Cafe City  :
>Bakery Cafe State :
>Bakery Cafe Number:
>Email Address: [log in to unmask]
>First Name: Dawn
>Last Name: Dutton
>Organization:
>Address1:
>Address2:
>City:
>State:
>Zip:
>Day Phone: 7325398670
>Alternate Phone:
>Comments: I have celiac disease; the prescribed medical treatment for CD is
>to eat a strict gluten free diet.  Last week you sent me a list of gluten
>free menu items.  As I mentioned, I posted your response to a CD email list
>with over 2600 members.  There's a great deal of interest in your GF menu
>items - I know I'm anxious to try them out!  There seems to be 3 additional
>questions that folks have:
>1) Do you use a wheat free soy sauce in your 'Asian' salad?
>2) Does the grilled chicken that can be added to salads have gluten in any
>of the ingredients?
>3)  Can you provide the gluten free status of the seasonal menu items that
>are currently on the Panera menus?
>
>Thank you for your help,
>Dawn
>

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