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Panera increases restaurant technology capabilities, culinary schools are ranked and what is driving demand for greater food transparency. Send news items to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

 

Panera Bread Offers Voice-Activated OrderingPanera Bread is offering the ability to order via voice for delivery and Rapid Pick-Up with the Google Assistant on their mobile devices.  My Panera members in St. Louis and Silicon Valley participating bakery-cafes can now place and pay for their orders using the Google Assistant, a virtual personal assistant developed by Google.  Full rollout and implementation nationwide for all guests is anticipated by the end of the year.

 Approximately 30 percent of total company wide sales are digital.

Google Assistant users can say, “Ok Google, ask Panera for delivery” or “Ok Google, talk to Panera.”  The Panera app for the Google Assistant will show them the menu, suggest past menu items based off of history and…