Why is it called Panera Bread?

Panera Bread is a one kind of bakery-café. It is an American based company or café. Nowadays it is available in U.S and Canada. Headquarters are in Sunset Hills.
Panera is a fast food industry.

The name “Panera” means "bread basket" in Latin Language. St. Louis Bread was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 when he opened the first location in Kirkwood, Missouri. After that in 1997 company name was changed into Panera.

This company do the Panera bread customer survey for good result.

The root meaning of Panera Bread is made-up name combining the Italian words pane (bread) and era (time)—time of bread.

Another meaning of Panera in Spanish & in Mexico is bread basket or bread bowl respectively.
Number of items is offered by this bakery-café. Like soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items.

In a 2008 Health magazine study, Panera Bread was judged North America's healthiest fast casual restaurant.

Panera stylizes themselves as a peaceful "Bakery-Cafe".
Panera bread offers a wide array of pastries and baked goods, such as croissants, bagels, cookies, scones, muffins and brownies.

It’s a huge bakery-café. In 2007, Panera Bread purchased a majority stake in Paradise Bakery & Café®, a Phoenix-based concept with over 70 locations in 10 states (predominantly in the west and southwest). The Company purchased the balance of Paradise in June 2009.

As mentioned above it is a registered café so many facilities are served by this bakery-café for customers.

Like Panera customer registration for Panera bread.
Gift card for Panera bread bakery-café.
Delivery of Panera bread.  
2000 stores are available over U.S and Canada.
Customers are very much familiar with this company. Because online food delivery is also available via Amazon.in.

On some special day Panera bread bakery-café offering some discount on perches items. for that Purpose customer need to activate my panera card.