Panera Internship Program - Summer 2027
Program Duration: Summer 2027, 10 weeks
Program Dates: June 7 – August 13, 2027
Hybrid Work: Minimum of 3 days per week onsite at our Newton, MA Support Center. Company headquarters is expected to relocate to Weston, MA in July 2027 with a 4 day onsite requirement.
Program Pay: 40 hours per week at $25.00 per hour
This posting will expire on October 1, 2026. Apply today!
Come RISE with Panera! As a member of Panera's inaugural Summer Internship Program, you'll gain hands-on experience working alongside leaders and teams across the Support Center while contributing to real business priorities. Over the course of 10 weeks, you'll be embedded within a team, own meaningful work, and develop a practical understanding of how Panera operates, innovates, and serves guests every day.
Team opportunities could include, but are not limited to:
Designed as a key pipeline into Panera's Starter Leadership Development Program and future Support Center (Corporate) opportunities, this internship is a career launching experience!
What You'll Do
As a Panera Intern, you will:
The Intern Experience
The Panera Internship Program is designed to provide a meaningful and challenging experience through a combination of:
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
What You'll Gain
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process will run on a rolling basis from September – November 2026 and the selection process includes:
The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
Newton Support Center
Panera began in 1987 as St. Louis Bread Company, a humble community bakery founded with a sourdough starter from San Francisco and a dream of putting a loaf of bread in every arm. While our business has expanded well beyond St. Louis since then, that same sourdough starter is still used in our iconic sourdough bread and the craft of baking bread fresh each day remains at the heart of Panera Bread. Each day, our trained bakers fill our bakery shelves with delicious freshly baked cookies, pastries, bagels, and a range of breads from focaccia to classic baguettes.
We believe in serving delicious, freshly prepared, clean food made with carefully selected ingredients that we are proud to serve our own families. Our menu, crafted by chefs and bakers, features classic, comforting dishes, each with an intriguing twist.
We respect our planet and take measures to lessen our impacts. We believe in treating people with warmth, kindness, and respect, whether it’s a guest in our cafe or one of our associates. And we believe in helping our local communities, especially in times of need.
We’re also focused on improving quality and convenience. With investments in technology and operations, we offer omni-channel access to your Panera favorites – like mobile ordering, catering, and Rapid Pick-Up® for to-go orders, Curbside pick-up and delivery – all designed to make things easier for our guests.
Today, Panera operates as both Panera Bread® or Saint Louis Bread Co St. Louis Bread Company in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.
Panera Bread is privately held by JAB Holding Company. Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast-casual restaurant platforms in the U.S., comprised of Panera Bread®, Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels.
