Manatee County’s bustling retail and restaurant scene continues churning out new businesses.
Here are some of the latest to open or are planned to open soon:
Panera Bread opened at 7815 State Road 64 E. Unit 1 in September. It’s the third Panera cafe for Bradenton. The national chain, which began in the late 1980s as the St. Louis Bread Company, has a bakery, sandwiches, salads, soups and more…