Panera Bread to Open Bakery-Cafe in Brimfield With Drive Thru Tuesday, December 16th

BRIMFIELD, OH--(Marketwired - Dec 15, 2014) - Panera Bread is pleased to announce the grand opening of their newest bakery-cafe in Brimfield on Tuesday, December 16^th at 6:30am. The new location features the first drive thru in Portage County and is conveniently located at 4031 Cascades Boulevard, in The Cascades of Brimfield Shopping Center near Wal-Mart.

In celebration of their grand opening, Panera Bread will have special offers for their guests to enjoy from Tuesday through Thursday. The grand opening offers at the Brimfield cafe include:

• Tuesday, December 16^th
  • Starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the first 500 customers who purchase any Panera Bread Menu item will receive a free travel mug with free coffee for two weeks. (Dine in only. Mug offer not valid in Drive Thru.)
  • Purchase a You-Pick-Two and receive a $5 Panera Bread gift card for your next visit.
• Wednesday, December 17^th
  • Purchase a You-Pick-Two and receive a $5 Panera Bread gift card for your next visit.
• Thursday, December 18^th
  • Half-price Breakfast Sandwiches and Egg Soufflés. (Until 11:00 a.m.)

"Panera Bread is thrilled to be opening our newest bakery-café in the Brimfield area which will be the first drive thru in Portage County," said Sam Covelli, Owner/Operator of Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread. "We value our customers' time and are excited for them to experience the convenience of our drive thru," Covelli concluded.

Since Panera Bread was founded, the company has been active community partners. At the end of each day, Panera Bread also donates all unsold bread and baked goods to local area hunger relief agencies as part of its local Day-End Dough-Nation program.

About Covelli Enterprises
Covelli Enterprises owns and operates 260 bakery-cafés in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Canada, and Florida. Covelli Enterprises is the largest franchisee of Panera, LLC. www.paneracovelli.com.