Hot Deluxe Assortment
10 hot sandwich halves, a catering salad, 5 chip bags, 5 cookies and a French baguette.
Panera Bread · United States
Panera Bread catering
Panera’s catering menu spans breakfast, boxed lunches, sandwiches, salads, soups, macaroni, bakery items and drinks. The ordering system applies additional preparation time to large orders.
Official information reviewed Sep 19, 2026 · Two-week source checking cycle
Planning lead time: Fall 2026 menu: allow four hours for same-day catering; café timing and availability vary
Catering formats and what they contain
Cold Deluxe Assortment
10 cold sandwich halves, a catering salad, 5 chip bags, 5 cookies, a French baguette and pickle spears.
Hot Assorted Sandwiches
10 hot sandwich halves with 5 chip bags.
Cold Assorted Sandwiches
10 cold sandwich halves with 5 chip bags and pickle spears.
Kids Assorted Sandwiches
3 whole turkey-and-cheese and 2 whole ham-and-cheese sandwiches cut into 10 halves, with 5 chip bags.
Assorted Bagel Stacks
5 whole Bagel Stack sandwiches with 5 chip bags.
Entertaining Assortment
24 cold sandwich halves, 2 catering salads, 12 chip bags, 12 pickle spears, 14 cookies, a group mac and cheese, a large fruit bowl and a French baguette.
Catering salad
Two platters serving 10, with a French baguette. Salad recipes are separate choices.
Soup or mac and cheese for a group
A group container serving 4, plus 4 baguette pieces. This is one dish, not an entire mixed meal.
Side dishBagel Pack
13 selected bagels with 2 tubs of cream cheese.
Dozen & a Half Bagels
18 selected bagels. Cream cheese is purchased separately.
Small fruit bowl
Fruit for 5. Published whole-bowl calories: 280.
Side dishLarge fruit bowl
Fruit for 10. Published whole-bowl calories: 570.
Side dishBoxed lunch
Sandwich boxes include chips and a cookie; salad boxes include baguette and a cookie. Cold sandwiches also include a pickle spear. Optional upgrades cost extra.
Plan quantities for your group
3–4 packages
Published range of 5–7 people per package. Quantities are rounded up.
Serving ranges are estimates from the published menu. Appetites and other dishes affect needs. This calculation does not establish order acceptance, available stock or total cost.
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Read ingredients, default recipe nutrition, included sides and dated local prices for 199 catering items across 379 sampled cafés.
Explore catering food and pricesWhat is included in the calorie count?
The Fall 2026 catering guide lists group dishes separately from their accompanying bread. Compare whole packages here; these are not individual retail bowls or salads. Values below are the published dish totals. They do not establish a customized order’s nutrition.
Soup and mac for four
Add four baguette pieces at 190 calories each if you serve all the included bread: 760 calories separately.
| Group dish | Calories |
|---|---|
| Three Cheese Lasagna | 820 |
| Autumn Squash | 760 |
| Rustic Baked Potato | 990 |
| Broccoli Cheddar | 990 |
| Homestyle Chicken Noodle | 420 |
| Creamy Tomato | 840 |
| Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice | 700 |
| Bistro French Onion | 810 |
| Bacon Mac & Cheese | 2110 |
| Mac & Cheese | 1950 |
Salads for ten
The salad is packed in two platters. The included French baguette has a separate 1,160-calorie declaration.
| Catering salad | Calories |
|---|---|
| Harvest Medley Chicken | 4230 |
| Harvest Medley without chicken | 3540 |
| Ultimate Garden Steak | 3760 |
| Farmhouse Crunch | 3720 |
| Southwest Chicken Ranch | 3780 |
| Green Goddess Chicken Cobb | 2840 |
| Ranch Parm BLT | 3490 |
| Asian Sesame Chicken | 2530 |
| Asian Sesame without chicken | 1840 |
| Greek with Chicken | 3470 |
| Greek without chicken | 2780 |
| Fuji Apple with Chicken | 3280 |
| Fuji Apple without chicken | 2600 |
| Caesar with Chicken | 3190 |
| Caesar without chicken | 2500 |
Compare the complete nutrition guide for the exact declared portion. Do not substitute an individual salad’s values for a catering platter.
Drink totes: volume and calories
Cold orders contain 128 fl oz across two half-gallon containers. Hot totes contain 120 fl oz. The numbers below apply to a whole tote, before any extra milk or sweetener.
| Drink | Total fl oz | Calories per tote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackberry Hibiscus Iced Tea | 128 | 0 |
| Cherry Lime Fresca | 128 | 1930 |
| Strawberry Basil Lemonade Fresca | 128 | 1750 |
| Premium Orange Juice | 128 | 1800 |
| Passion Papaya Iced Green Tea | 128 | 920 |
| Agave Lemonade | 128 | 1350 |
| Unsweetened Iced Tea | 128 | 40 |
| Cafe Blend Iced Coffee | 128 | 40 |
| Hot Coffee | 120 | 15–35 |
| Hot Tea | 120 | 0 |
| Signature Hot Chocolate | 120 | 3530 |
How many totes?
For 20 guests at 8 fl oz each: 2 cold totes, supplying 256 fl oz with 96 fl oz left over.
This is a volume calculation, not a promised guest count. Choose the amount for your event; allow separately for ice, refills, milk and waste.
Timing, cancellations and catering rewards
The Fall 2026 menu asks for four hours’ advance notice for same-day catering, with timing varying by café. Orders within 24 hours depend on product and delivery availability. Cancel at least four hours before the arranged time to avoid possible charges; call the café to cancel an online order.
Delivery fees vary with the order and location. The quoted delivery fee excludes a discretionary driver tip. Read the separate catering rewards rules before combining rewards.
Fall 2026 C826 catering PDF, pages 3–7, reviewed 2026-09-20. Seasonal items and formats may differ by café. Source register.
Turn the quantity into a budget
Use the selected restaurant’s quote for the exact package. Add any sides, drinks, tax and delivery separately.
Calculate packages and total costBefore you arrange the order
Large order timing
The current ordering page requires four hours or more to prepare orders of $750 or more and directs earlier requests to the cafe.
Catering rewards
The catering page advertises a $20 reward for every $500 in catering spending. Account and offer conditions apply.
Dietary requests
A vegetarian category is present, but a category label does not establish an individual guest’s allergen requirements.
Final quote
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