Panera Adds Sodas, Lemonades to Drink Subscription

<p>National sandwich chain Panera Bread has launched the Unlimited Sip Club&comma; the first-ever nationwide unlimited beverage subscription which now includes all 26 of its self-serve beverages&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For &dollar;10&period;99 per month &lpar;plus tax&rpar;&comma; Panera is expanding its unlimited coffee subscription to incorporate the entire Panera portfolio of self-serve beverages&comma; including hot and iced coffee&comma; hot and iced teas &lpar;regular&comma; Sweet Tea and Passion Papaya Green Iced Tea&rpar;&comma; Agave Lemonade&comma; Pepsi-Cola fountain beverages&comma; and Panera&&num;8217&semi;s newly launched Charged Lemonades&period; Guests who sign up for the Unlimited Sip Club through May 6 will receive a free subscription through July 4&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Customers with the subscription can only get a new drink every two hours but can get refills of the same drink while in the restaurant&period; The subscription at &dollar;10&period;99 is a pretty good deal since individual drinks at Panera range in price from &dollar;2 to &dollar;4 each<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;At Panera&comma; we believe in making great food experiences accessible to all—we&&num;8217&semi;re disrupting fast casual once again&comma; providing unlimited access to high-quality beverages at tremendous value—just &dollar;10&period;99 a month&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Niren Chaudhary&comma; CEO&comma; Panera Bread&period; &&num;8220&semi;Our guests have loved the subscription model and the convenience and value it brings to their daily lives&period; From our new Charged Lemonades to our fan favorite Passion Papaya Green Iced Tea to bubly™ Lime from PepsiCo&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re excited to give our guests even more choice and more beverage options to fuel their day&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Unlimited Sip Club is available to members of MyPanera&comma; Panera&&num;8217&semi;s free loyalty program&period; MyPanera members can register for the subscription via the Panera website&comma; mobile app and kiosk and unlimited self-serve beverages are just an order away&period; In total&comma; 26 beverages are now part of Unlimited Sip Club&comma; including&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Drip Hot Coffee<&sol;b> &lpar;100&percnt; Colombian Light Roast &amp&semi; Dark Roast&comma; Decaf&comma; Hazelnut&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Iced Coffee <&sol;b>&lpar;100&percnt; Colombian Dark Roast&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Hot Tea<&sol;b> &lpar;The Republic of Tea premium teas and herbs&comma; including&colon; British Breakfast&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Earl Greyer<&sol;span>&comma; Mango Ceylon&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Ginger Peach<&sol;span>&comma; Honey Ginseng Green&comma; and Orange Ginger Mint Herb&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Iced Tea &amp&semi; Lemonade<&sol;b> &lpar;Black Iced Tea&comma; Sweet Tea&ast;&comma; Passion Papaya Green Tea&comma; Agave Lemonade&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Fountain Soda <&sol;b>&lpar;Pepsi&comma; Diet Pepsi&comma; Mountain Dew&comma; Sierra Mist&comma; bubly Lime&comma; Brisk Raspberry Tea&comma; Dr Pepper&comma; and Canada Dry <span class&equals;"xn-person">Ginger Ale<&sol;span>&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Charged Lemonades <&sol;b>&lpar;Fuji Apple Cranberry&comma; Mango Citrus Yuzu&comma; and Strawberry Lemon Mint&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Launching alongside Unlimited Sip Club are new Panera Charged Lemonades&comma; a thirst-quenching beverage that brings energizing lift in bold&comma; bright flavors&period; Fueled by Clean caffeine from Guarana and green coffee extract&comma; Charged Lemonades come in three flavor combinations&colon; Strawberry Lemon Mint&comma; Fuji Apple Cranberry and Mango Yuzu Citrus&period; Each beverage strikes the perfect balance of flavor and energy&comma; mixing Panera&&num;8217&semi;s signature Agave Lemonade with delicious flavors and enhancing the beverage with a caffeinated boost&period; In fact&comma; a 20 fl&period; oz&period; Charged Lemonade without ice has about the same amount of caffeine as a Panera 20 fl&period; oz&period; hot Dark Roast coffee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our three new Charged Lemonades are a refreshing new way to get your energy boost in true Panera fashion &&num;8211&semi; with delicious flavors&comma; powered by Clean plant-based caffeine from guarana and green coffee extract&period; Using our iconic Agave Lemonade as the base&comma; our chefs added bold flavors like Mango Yuzu and Fuji Apple&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Eduardo Luz&comma; Chief Brand &amp&semi; Concept Officer&comma; Panera Bread&period; &&num;8220&semi;These Charged Lemonades reach a new guest looking for an alternative to traditional energy drinks&comma; and are great examples of our culinary principle&comma; The Familiar&comma; Made FantasticTM&period; With the addition of Charged Lemonades&comma; the Unlimited Sip Club has a distinctive portfolio of drinks that can satisfy all our guests&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;PepsiCo is excited to partner with Panera to reshape the way beverages are served with The Unlimited Sip Club&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Scott Finlow&comma; Global CMO Foodservice&comma; PepsiCo&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are continuously innovating our portfolio of beverages to meet the complex and ever-evolving needs of consumers and this first-of-its-kind subscription program provides Panera customers with beverage options for every occasion throughout the day&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Panera self-serve beverages are available nationwide in Panera bakery-cafes&comma; on Panera&&num;8217&semi;s e-commerce site&comma; and via the Panera app&period; The new Unlimited Sip Club subscription is available for &dollar;10&period;99 per month plus tax and includes one self-serve beverage every two hours during regular bakery-cafe hours&comma; including free refills at participating U&period;S&period; Panera Bread bakery-cafes&period; Guests who sign up for the Unlimited Sip Club now through May 6 will receive a free subscription through July 4&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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