Panera Opens Successful "Pay As You Go" Restaurant

There are no prices listed next to Panera Bread in the St. Louis suburb, Clayton. YOU get to pick the price.

That’s the idea behind a non-profit Panera Bread that was started in hopes of feeding the needy and raising money for charity.

Panera founder and Chairman Ronald Shaich has always made it a point to make Panera into a charitable restaurant chain, but this is a bolder step than he has taken before.

Said Shaich:

“We were doing this for ourselves to see if we could make a difference with our own hands, not just write a check, but really make a contribution to the community in a real, substantive way.”

They have already opened two more locations in Detroit and Portland.

This is an amazing concept! Loooooove this!

[Image via AP Images.]