Panera Introducing Two Premium Chicken Sandwiches

<p>National sandwich chain Panera is introducing a new line up of Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwiches&comma; available at Panera bakery-cafes nationwide on <span class&equals;"xn-chron">March 30<&sol;span>&period; The addition to the menu will feature two new seared&comma; chef-crafted chicken sandwiches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are over 2&comma;100 Panera locations in 48 states and Ontario&comma; Canada&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Panera is unveiling two takes on the Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwich&colon; the &&num;8220&semi;Signature Take&&num;8221&semi; and the &&num;8220&semi;Spicy Take&period;&&num;8221&semi; Both handcrafted sandwiches will be priced starting at <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;10&period;99 but may vary depending on location<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1">&NewLine;<p>Panera&&num;8217&semi;s chefs aimed to redefine the traditional chicken sandwich&comma; beginning with the sandwich&&num;8217&semi;s centerpiece&comma; the chicken itself&period; A juicy quarter pound of 100&percnt; all-white meat chicken breast filet is marinated with rich chicken flavor and seasoned with Panera&&num;8217&semi;s signature spice blend&period; The filet is seared golden brown and then finished sous vide to lock in flavor&comma; tenderness&comma; and juiciness&period; Each filet is topped with a crunchy topping&comma; either parmesan crisps or spicy&comma; crispy pickle chips&comma; and a proprietary garlic aioli sauce&comma; all thoughtfully stacked between a buttery brioche roll &&num;8212&semi; designed to deliver a chef&&num;8217&semi;s kiss with each bite&period; Panera&&num;8217&semi;s Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwiches are made with chicken raised without antibiotics&comma; and Clean ingredients — food that does not contain artificial preservatives&comma; sweeteners&comma; flavors&comma; and colors from artificial sources&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1">&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;With Panera&&num;8217&semi;s new Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwiches&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re launching an exciting new platform&comma; that will delight our guests&period; This is no ordinary chicken sandwich&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Eduardo Luz<&sol;span>&comma; Chief Brand &amp&semi; Concept Officer&comma; Panera Bread&period; &&num;8220&semi;This is for a guest looking for a delicious&comma; chef-crafted&comma; gourmet-level sandwich&comma; freshly prepared and made with Clean ingredients in true Panera fashion&period; This will shatter the expectations of what a chicken sandwich should taste like&comma; and we think they&&num;8217&semi;re worth every bite and every penny&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Signature Take&&num;8221&semi; Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwich tops the chicken breast filet with a new garlic aioli sauce made with ingredients like Extra Virgin Olive Oil&comma; garlic&comma; and a secret blend of spices&period; Next&comma; savory parmesan crisps add additional flavor and crunch&period; Finally&comma; it is topped with leafy emerald greens for an element of freshness all built on Panera&&num;8217&semi;s lightly sweet and hearty brioche roll made with real butter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For the spicy flavor aficionado&comma; Panera is serving up &&num;8220&semi;The Spicy Take&period;&&num;8221&semi; Instead of parmesan crisps&comma; Panera adds spicy&comma; crispy pickle chips alongside its garlic aioli for an added and unexpected layer of bold crunch and spice&period; The Spicy Take chicken breast filet is then stacked on a brioche roll and topped with spicy buffalo sauce &&num;8212&semi; a rich&comma; delicious wing sauce made with ingredients like aged red cayenne pepper and roasted garlic balanced with subtle notes of sweet honey and molasses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our chefs and bakers know how to combine flavors to create elevated culinary classics – The Familiar&comma; Made Fantastic&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ve brought that expertise to this new category many times over&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Claes Petersson<&sol;span>&comma; Head Chef and Chief Food Innovation Officer&comma; Panera Bread&period; &&num;8220&semi;We always love crafting a new offering from Panera&&num;8217&semi;s pantry of Clean ingredients&comma; because we believe Clean food&comma; freshly prepared&comma; tastes delicious&period; From the juicy chicken breast filet to the spicy&comma; crispy pickle chips&comma; our two new Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwiches pack a serious flavor punch&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Panera has also designed an innovative new tear away box&comma; a simple&comma; recyclable box that helps protect the brioche roll from being crushed and helps keep the sauce from dripping out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Panera Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwiches begin rolling out in select markets this week&comma; and will be available at Panera bakery-cafes nationwide and on the Panera app starting <span class&equals;"xn-chron">March 30<&sol;span>&period; The sandwiches retail starting at <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;10&period;99<&sol;span> for a full sandwich&period; From <span class&equals;"xn-chron">April 4 through April 10<&sol;span>&comma; guests who use the code &&num;8220&semi;FREEDRINK&&num;8221&semi; will receive a free drink with any purchase of a Chef&&num;8217&semi;s Chicken Sandwich&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;