KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) – Two popular Panera Bread locations familiar to Katy residents — one on the Katy Freeway and another near Katy Mills mall — are among more than a dozen stores that have permanently closed after their operator filed for bankruptcy and faced a federal lawsuit from Panera Bread.
When Covering Katy visited the store near Katy Mills on Monday afternoon, a message taped to the door said “Temporarily closed, will reopen in the near future.” But if it reopens, it’s not likely to be a Panera Bread because the corporation has ordered the franchise to close its doors for good.
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