I don’t like eating at ANY fast food joint. But Panera is COMPLETELY off my list. I know two people who work there at night baking bread and they’re both filthy. I haven’t eaten at Panera since they started working there.
Back in the 80’s I knew a guy who worked for Cmpbell’s soup that said the workers would flick thir cigarette ashes into the soup vats. I didn’t eat Campbell’s soup for many years because of that. I heard they cleaned up their act and don’t let employees smoke cigarettes onsite anymore. I’m guessing they spit in them now....
Back in the 80’s I knew a guy who worked for Cmpbell’s soup that said the workers would flick thir cigarette ashes into the soup vats. I didn’t eat Campbell’s soup for many years because of that. I heard they cleaned up their act and don’t let employees smoke cigarettes onsite anymore. I’m guessing they spit in them now....
McD’s and Panera’s are off my list because of their anti 2nd Amendment stances.
I understand about not carrying on the Navy base, and am willing to accept the restriction. But a private non base business that does NOT allow my CCW piece does NOT GET MY $$.
All gun owners ought to boycott such businesses if at all possible.
Ditto goes for those Anti Christmas, happy holiday stores. I do not do happy holiday, I do CHRISTmas!
I rarely eat out anywhere because of filthy food handlers. You would be surprised how few health inspectors there are. Most restaurants/fast foods have never been inspected in large cities with a resident inspectors. Forget about any inspections being done in small towns or any travel distance from the inspector’s office.
1) In my school days, I worked in a cafe that was filthy. Food stored on the ground. No floor. On the dirt, no refrigeration, screen walls, rodents. The one toilet was stopped up the last 6 mos or more with poo everywhere.
2) Last time I was in a Whataburger, the cook would flip a burger and then dig inside the back of his pants. Deep butt digging. Flip, dig, flip, dig.
3) Was a mystery shopper for Sonic until the waitress with black dirt under her nails. Not just brown ick but black. Reported it to the company and immediately quit.
4) A Mr. Gatti’s Pizza place had the special ed class folding boxes for them. While that’s a nice idea, the hygiene has a lot to be desired. They would also dig in butts and wipe runny noses all the while folding pizza boxes.
5) Co-workers would bring in breakfast tacos from a taco stand run by the nastiest, filthiest people around. Uh, no thanks, I’ll pass.
Part of the problem (around here anyway) is lousy franchisers who cut corners. But it goes further.
They're trying to be two things. A high volume fast-food option and a source of healthy foods. So you get antibiotic chicken on bread with not-pure foods ingredients and condiments with HFCS.
If you go to their website and complain, they are responsive to consumer concerns.