Renton Gets Panera Bread Delivery Service This Week

RENTON, WA - The Renton Panera Bread is kicking off its new delivery service beginning Thursday. The restaurant will deliver within an "8-minute radius" of its restaurant, which is located at The Landing shopping plaza in the downtown area.

The Renton store is located close to the borders of Seattle, Tukwila, and Newcastle, so it's conceivable (without traffic) the 8-minute radius could include those surrounding cities.

You can get Panera delivered between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday with a minimum order of $5. Deliveries can be scheduled up to two weeks in advance using the restaurant's smartphone app or online.

Panera Bread is trying to build a nationwide delivery program. The company is aiming to hire 3,500 employees for delivery across the U.S. and wants to have delivery available at every location by 2018.

In early August, local Panera Bread restaurants in Olympia, Bellevue, and Renton held events to hire 100 people for the Puget Sound delivery service. Last week, Panera Bread launched delivery from its Edmonds location. In addition to Renton, delivery will also roll out this week at Panera's Lakewood store.

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