The St. Louis, Missouri, USA-headquartered Panera Bread fast casual bakery-cafe restaurant chain is adding a Black Forest Ham & Gouda Melt option to its Toasted Baguette sandwich range. Accentuated with country mustard and arugula, the new menu item will be available nationwide beginning June 22. Priced at $9.49, joins thee other Toasted Baguette flavor offerings: Green Goddess Caprese Melt, Pepperoni Mozzarella Melt and Smoky Buffalo Chicken Melt.
Also coming to the menu is a new Deli Ham sandwich, featuring with Black Forest Ham, greens, tomatoes, red onions, country mustard, salt and pepper on sourdough, starting at $8.99.
“We’re so excited to bring ham back onto the Panera menu, and our focus was on enhancing these sandwiches with amazing, unforgettable flavor that we knew our guests would love,” said Claes Petersson, head chef. “Our chefs created our new delicious country mustard, finding the perfect blend of three mustards to compliment the flavors.”
Chief Brand & Concept Officer Eduardo Luz added: “Two of our top priorities are delicious taste and incredible value. Our popular Toasted Baguette platform will now give guests even more options for exceptional taste in an abundant sandwich option that’s perfect for lunch or dinner.”
Founded in 1987 as a community bakery, the Panera Bread banner today flies high at 2,135 bakery-cafes in US 48 states and in Ontario, Canada, where soups, salads, flatbread pizza and sweets are served in addition to sandwiches. The chain is part of Panera Brands, one of America’s largest fast casual restaurant companies, which includes Einstein Bros. Bagels and Caribou Coffee.
