Boston Globe: "Panera to close Franklin baking facility in March, eliminating 92 jobs"

"Panera Bread is closing its Franklin fresh dough facility in March, a move that will cut 92 jobs, the company said.

Boston Globe: "Panera to close Franklin
baking facility in March, eliminating 92 jobs"

“Panera is currently rolling out a new bakery-operating model to our cafes that ensures our delicious breads and sweet goods are available whenever our guests want them,” Alycia Gonzalez, Panera’s chief people officer, said in a letter to local and state officials on Jan. 22.

Under the new model, Gonzalez continued, “we partner with artisan bakers who use our recipes and high-quality ingredients to make our baked goods, which we finish in the cafe.”

As a result, the company’s baking facility on Beaver Street is closing down March 27, Gonzalez wrote."

Continue reading the coverage from the Boston Globe -> 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/02/metro/panera-closing-massachusetts-baking-facility/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view

Patch also has coverage -> https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/national-food-chain-lay-92-employees-close-ma-bakery-facility