Anonymous
Post 02/21/2025 11:19     Subject: Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
I worked at a Little Caesars as a teen and we did genuinely make the pizza dough from giant sacks of flour, yeast, and a seasoning blend. That would be the first task of the morning. The sauce was made from tomato paste, water, spice packets and oil that we mixed in giant vats. We would also cut some of the veggies ourselves.

I've heard other pizza chains just have frozen dough and I'm not sure if Little Caesars still makes dough in store.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2025 11:12     Subject: Re:Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
I worked at Pret ten years ago. The food was made from scratch. I cannot vouch for today though because places have quality which has gone down.

I do fondly remember being able to take home salads and sandwiches at the end of each night. Kept me so skinny!
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 19:01     Subject: Re:Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
Anonymous wrote:I used to work at Wendy's in the late 1980's. We made the chili every morning from left over hamburger meat. We always had meat patties on the grill, ready to make burgers. There was a refrigerator under the grill and after a few minutes (I think it was about 5 minutes) if the patties weren't sold, we'd put the cooked beef into a container in that refrigerator. The next morning, that leftover beef would be used to make the chili. If we didn't have enough beef from the day before, we'd have to cook beef that morning.


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Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 19:01     Subject: Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
LOL if you think they are made fresh in house I have ocean front property in AZ to sell you.

Everything is heat and serve made in mass quantities, frozen and shipping out to the store.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 17:52     Subject: Re:Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
I used to work at Wendy's in the late 1980's. We made the chili every morning from left over hamburger meat. We always had meat patties on the grill, ready to make burgers. There was a refrigerator under the grill and after a few minutes (I think it was about 5 minutes) if the patties weren't sold, we'd put the cooked beef into a container in that refrigerator. The next morning, that leftover beef would be used to make the chili. If we didn't have enough beef from the day before, we'd have to cook beef that morning.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 12:18     Subject: Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
Most of the locations (that are left - pandemic did a number on these) are small locations in hospitals/airports/colleges that would have no room to make anything on site.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 10:08     Subject: Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
^^
good soup
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 10:07     Subject: Ever worked at Pret/Panera/APB - soups/bakery?
Off topic: If you are in Alexandria, you can get could soup made in house at Alexandria Pastry Shop in the Bradlee shopping center.