Grand Opening to Feature 10 a.m. Ribbon Cutting with Community Leaders

(PRUnderground) December 6th, 2024

Panera Bread® franchisee, Doherty Enterprises, Inc., is excited to announce the grand opening of its new Panera Bread bakery-café at 1900 Veterans Memorial Highway in Islandia, New York. The celebration will take place on Wednesday, December 11th, and includes a special bread-breaking ceremony at 10 a.m.

“We’re thrilled to open our newest Panera Bread location in Islandia and bring our fresh, wholesome menu to this vibrant community,” said Tim Doherty, President and Chief Operating Officer of Doherty Enterprises, Inc. “Our team is eager to welcome local residents to this beautiful new café, where they can enjoy a warm and inviting space to gather, relax, and enjoy their favorite Panera offerings.”

The Islandia Panera Bread café will feature the brand’s signature offerings, including soups, salads, sandwiches, and freshly baked goods made with clean ingredients, free of artificial preservatives, sweeteners, flavors, and colors. Guests can also take advantage of Panera’s convenient digital services, such as Rapid Pick-Up® and Delivery through the Panera app and website.

The bread-breaking ceremony, a Panera Bread tradition, will mark the café’s official opening on December 11th at 10 a.m.

Founded in 1987, Panera Bread is committed to serving food that is as good for you as it is delicious, with an emphasis on transparency, sustainability, and innovation in the fast-casual dining space.

For more information about Doherty Enterprises and Panera Bread locations, visit www.dohertyinc.com/panera-bread.html.

About Panera Bread:  

Our first bakery-cafe opened in 1987, founded with a secret sourdough starter and the belief that the best part of bread is sharing it. That vision led to the invention of the Fast Casual category with Panera at the forefront, serving as America’s kitchen table centered around our delicious menu of chef-curated recipes that are crafted with care by our team members. We make food that we are proud to serve our own families, from crave-worthy soups, salads and sandwiches to mac & cheese and sweets. Each recipe is filled with ingredients we feel good about and none of those we don’t because we are committed to serving our guests food that feels good in the moment and long after. While our company is now nearly 2,200 bakery-cafes strong, our values and belief in the lasting power of a great meal remain as strong as ever. We spend each day filling bellies, building empowered teams and inspiring communities. Nothing beats breaking bread together.

As of October 22, 2024 there were 2,177 bakery-cafes, company and franchise, in 48 states and Washington D.C., and in Ontario, Canada, operating under the Panera Bread® or Saint Louis Bread Co.® names. Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast casual restaurant companies in the U.S., comprised of Panera Bread®, Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels. For more information, visit panerabread.com or find us on Twitter (@panerabread), Facebook (facebook.com/panerabread) Instagram (@panerabread) or TikTok (@panerabread).

About Doherty Enterprises, Inc.

Established in 1985, Doherty Enterprises owns and operates more than 160 restaurants in New Jersey, New York, including seven restaurant concepts: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Panera Bread, Wendy’s, Jinya Ramen Bar, Chevys Fresh Mex and its own concepts, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub and Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas. In addition, Doherty Enterprises is also a franchisee of Sola Salon Studios with 15 locations in Staten Island and New Jersey.
Doherty Enterprises is ranked 27th Largest Franchisee in the United States by Restaurant Finance Monitor, is recognized as the 80th largest Foodservice revenue company in the United States by Nation’s Restaurant News, the 70th largest privately held business in the New York Metro area by Crain’s Business, and 24th in NJ’s Top 250 privately held companies & 5th Largest Family-Owned Business Based on Employees in New Jersey by NJBIZ. The Doherty vision is to be the “Best Food Service Company in the Communities We Serve” and its mission is to “Wow Every Guest Every Time, Wow our People, Wow Our Communities and Wow Our Suppliers.” Doherty Enterprises has also been lending a helping hand to team members and their immediate families when financially burdened through the WOW a Friend Foundation. To date, the foundation has assisted more than 4,200 people and donated over $5.7 million directly back to those in need. (www.DohertyInc.com).

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