Weekly News Wrap: Panera Bread shuts down fresh-dough making sites; Chick-fil-A trials vending machine | QSR Media
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Weekly News Wrap: Panera Bread shuts down fresh-dough making sites; Chick-fil-A trials vending machine

Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.

American fast-casual bakery chain Panera Bread to shut down fresh-dough making locations as it switches to frozen. More from The US Sun.

Chick-fil-A trials a vending machine. More from USA Today.

McDonald's opens its largest office outside the US in Hyderabad. More from Business Standard.

 

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