"Panera Bread just announced its first-ever value menu. It includes 10 items that are each $4.99. Customers must pick at least two items to use the menu and will get the typical free side of an apple, chips or bread. Anyone who has been to Panera will recognize it as a scaled-down version of the long-standing You Pick Two deal."
"Panera's value menu follows similar offerings that have popped up from restaurant chains like Taco Bell, McDonald's, and more. They've come as high inflation caused fast food menu prices to shoot up and customers to revolt. In 2024, McDonald's released its $5 value meal, a move that has proved successful in increasing sales."
Panera Bread introduced its inaugural value menu to address declining fast casual restaurant performance amid high inflation. The menu offers 10 items priced at $4.99 each, with customers required to select a minimum of two items and receiving complimentary sides of apple, chips, or bread. The offerings include four half sandwiches, three half salads, and three soup cups, with rotating seasonal items. This move mirrors strategies adopted by competitors like Taco Bell and McDonald's, which launched value menus to combat rising menu prices and customer resistance. McDonald's $5 value meal proved successful in boosting sales, demonstrating consumer appetite for affordable dining options.
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