COMPANY DOSSIER
Panera Layoffs
Yes. Panera filed 7 WARN notices to cut 665 jobs in 7 states. The most recent was filed Mar 27, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
665 roles affected across 7 filings in 7 states.
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No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 7 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Filing history
Panera has filed 7 WARN notices between 2025 and 2026, cutting 665 jobs in total. Up 50% year-on-year: 399 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 266 the year before.
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Every filing
West Chester, Ohio
Filed Mar 27, 2026 (4mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
70
LayoffJessup, Maryland
Filed Mar 17, 2026 (4mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
118
ClosureElk Grove Village, Illinois
Filed Feb 13, 2026 (5mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
119
LayoffFranklin, Massachusetts
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (6mo ago) · Effective Mar 25, 2026 · official filing →
92
LayoffSt. Louis, Missouri
Filed Jul 10, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Sep 10, 2025 · official filing →
72
ClosureOrlando, Florida
Filed May 15, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jul 23, 2025 · official filing →
114
LayoffGreensboro, North Carolina
Filed Mar 21, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective May 21, 2025 · official filing →
80
ClosureQuestions
Is Panera laying off employees?
Yes. Panera filed 7 WARN notices to cut 665 jobs in 7 states. The most recent was filed Mar 27, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is Panera cutting?
665 jobs, across 7 official WARN filings in 7 states.
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