Panera Bread's food is 100% clean
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coreyreichle wrote: »
True. But, I'd rather buy organic, minimally processed chicken than the plastic tasting chicken at Panera.
Never understood how one form of processing is better than another1 -
diannethegeek wrote: »diannethegeek wrote: »They do provide their own definition - no preservatives, no food coloring, no artificial sweeteners. I think that's it, but I may be missing something.
That said, the whole advertising campaign just irritates the crap out of me. Anything that perpetuates the 'clean eating' nonsense does.
^^Was just about to post exactly this, but I took too long Googling it. They have defined it for their own restaurant. I think it's still crap.
No artificial preservatives, sweeteners, colors and flavors is the official wording.
Regarding the discussion surrounding diet Soda, this list specifically calls out "food" and doesn't mention beverages0 -
No floor sweepings.0
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diannethegeek wrote: »diannethegeek wrote: »They do provide their own definition - no preservatives, no food coloring, no artificial sweeteners. I think that's it, but I may be missing something.
That said, the whole advertising campaign just irritates the crap out of me. Anything that perpetuates the 'clean eating' nonsense does.
^^Was just about to post exactly this, but I took too long Googling it. They have defined it for their own restaurant. I think it's still crap.
No artificial preservatives, sweeteners, colors and flavors is the official wording.
They should have made up a few more "unclean" things to demonize. They missed the letters I, J, K, O, Q, R, U, and W-Z in the alphabet. 4/10 would not read again, not enough bogeymen hiding under the bed.1 -
They do provide their own definition - no preservatives, no food coloring, no artificial sweeteners. I think that's it, but I may be missing something.
That said, the whole advertising campaign just irritates the crap out of me. Anything that perpetuates the 'clean eating' nonsense does.
You left out no GMO and locally sourced, if possible.0 -
And no lard, even if locally-sourced and from organically-fed pigs, I guess.
But yeah, they made up their own definition and provided it, which is better than pretending like everyone knows what they mean. STILL a stupid term for food, but whatever.1 -
As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch3
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As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch
I agree--they are owning this nonsense like a boss. I think the "clean" concept is going to stick around for a couple of years, so they have a campaign that has legs. I went out and read some of the coverage in Ad Age, and apparently getting their entire menu and resources to where they want them to be has been a grueling two year process, so they have put their money where their mouth is.2 -
The worst part about this whole "clean" business is they really changed their chicken Caesar salad. No more asiago cheese and the dressing isn't as good.1
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As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch
Exactly right, a buzzword, used to hook some people.
But, then again, what does it mean to anyone. There are multiple topics here about it almost daily.0 -
3rdof7sisters wrote: »As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch
Exactly right, a buzzword, used to hook some people.
But, then again, what does it mean to anyone. There are multiple topics here about it almost daily.
It just depends on the person. To the well informed, "clean" is a meaningless term. But it seems for many (especially those who bounce from diet to diet looking for results), "clean" means healthy. My assumption is that people see Panera, and think, "This is much better for me than Chik-fil-a, McDonald's, or KFC so I am going to go there". Anything that increases traffic is a success. I personally go to Panera because I love their food.0 -
3rdof7sisters wrote: »As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch
Exactly right, a buzzword, used to hook some people.
But, then again, what does it mean to anyone. There are multiple topics here about it almost daily.
It just depends on the person. To the well informed, "clean" is a meaningless term. But it seems for many (especially those who bounce from diet to diet looking for results), "clean" means healthy. My assumption is that people see Panera, and think, "This is much better for me than Chik-fil-a, McDonald's, or KFC so I am going to go there". Anything that increases traffic is a success. I personally go to Panera because I love their food.
Well I did say "some" people. I did not mean, or say, all people. It is a meaningless term to a lot of people. Even those of us that are not "well informed". And "healthy" is another term bounced around quite a bit here.
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3rdof7sisters wrote: »3rdof7sisters wrote: »As someone with a marketing background, this is actually great planning on their part. Is it basically meaningless nonsense? Of course it is. However, they found the buzzword of the day that will stick with a large audience. Almost have to applaud them for beating others to the punch
Exactly right, a buzzword, used to hook some people.
But, then again, what does it mean to anyone. There are multiple topics here about it almost daily.
It just depends on the person. To the well informed, "clean" is a meaningless term. But it seems for many (especially those who bounce from diet to diet looking for results), "clean" means healthy. My assumption is that people see Panera, and think, "This is much better for me than Chik-fil-a, McDonald's, or KFC so I am going to go there". Anything that increases traffic is a success. I personally go to Panera because I love their food.
Well I did say "some" people. I did not mean, or say, all people. It is a meaningless term to a lot of people. Even those of us that are not "well informed". And "healthy" is another term bounced around quite a bit here.
Oh I completely agree that it is essentially a meaningless term; I also think "healthy" is highly subjective as well. Unfortunately, my experience with many of the people close to me view "clean" and "healthy" as gold standards so they jump at things using these terms. Having said that, these are the same people that have done everything from Atkin's to ACV to body wraps to Plexus, et cetera; they are very susceptible to marketing campaigns.0 -
Their half chicken Thai salad and that baguette tho0
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Isn't "In and Out's" burgers all "clean" too? Lol, advertising makes all the difference with making a dollar. People today are so gullible when it comes to "healthy" eating.
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