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niyad

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4. from the interview:

Tue May 5, 2015, 10:35 AM

May 2015

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Here's what Panera CEO Ron Shaich had to say in a conversation with The Associated Press, edited for brevity and clarity:

Q: What's prompting this?

A: People are continuing to be much more conscious of what they put in their bodies.

******I want to serve everyone the food I want my daughter to eat. And if I feel uncomfortable about serving her some of this stuff, I don't want anyone else to eat it.****
(so what in the HELL was that crap doing in the food you serve in the first place????)

Q: What is the definition of healthy? Some executives (executives of what? what is their expertise?) say it's changing.

A: The scientific community and consumers get that food that is less processed and closer to a more natural state, made from the kind of ingredients that you can understand, are better for you.

Part of where we're trying to go, we want them to be able to trust that the food they get at Panera is clean, and not even have to think about it. (again, why was the stuff in your food in the first place?????)

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Panera CEO on Push to Banish Artificial Ingredients [View all] Jesus Malverde May 2015 OP

Welcome to free market capitalism. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #1

Good. The fewer chemicals in my food, the better I like it. merrily May 2015 #2

In some ways I think retailers and restaurateurs themselves... Jesus Malverde May 2015 #3

Can you define "chemical"? jberryhill May 2015 #8

I will let the OP speak to their definition but Panera's main offenders are harun May 2015 #11

I have no problem with lower sodium foods, either. My mom died way too young merrily May 2015 #17

Water is a chemical ag_dude May 2015 #22

You understood what I meant. So did everyone else. merrily May 2015 #24

Yeah, I understood what you THINK You meant. ag_dude May 2015 #27

I said "The FEWER chemicals in my food the better." If it was not obvious to you that I meant merrily May 2015 #28

Again, it's obvious what you THINK you meant. ag_dude May 2015 #29

Worked up? LMAO. merrily May 2015 #30

Use snark all you want. ag_dude May 2015 #31

Your assumption that I am "worked up" more than merited snark. merrily May 2015 #32

lol "bye now" ag_dude May 2015 #34

It was obvious to everyone what you meant arikara May 2015 #38

Thank you. merrily May 2015 #39

here's one: glyphosate, used in Roundup applied to soy, corn, wheat wordpix May 2015 #35

So you want food that is made of nothing... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #19

Posters not being deliberately obtuse understood my point. Do you realize how gratuitously nasty merrily May 2015 #20

I might have taken it too far, or I might not of, I've encountered people who actually think... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #21

Just keeping telling yourself that you are smarter than everyone else while you write "...not of" GreatGazoo May 2015 #26

OK, time to separate the wheat from the chaff... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #36

from the interview: niyad May 2015 #4

My family and I visited Panera katsy May 2015 #5

That is correct. darkangel218 May 2015 #9

Panera is a good company in many ways. lark May 2015 #6

Panera -- that bastion of wholesome food cooked just like mom used to do it: Buzz Clik May 2015 #7

Are they not franchises, too? hamsterjill May 2015 #23

But...but...*artificial* has ART right in its name. Does Panera hate Art? valerief May 2015 #10

But...but...*artificial* has CIA right in its name. Just saying! nt MattSh May 2015 #12

Bwahahaha! You win! valerief May 2015 #18

I heard that new and improved Twinkies TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #13

If you have $1 to waste, go and buy a bread from Walmart ( the brand one ) darkangel218 May 2015 #14

I did that already TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #15

Hehe yup. :) darkangel218 May 2015 #16

Oh no! Propylene glycol alginate is my favorite. I'll miss it so much. Kablooie May 2015 #25

DUZY...nt Jesus Malverde May 2015 #37

Pepsi... sendero May 2015 #33