Panera Catering Menu 2026

Delivery minimums are set by each cafe and reported between $50 and $100. Pickup usually has no minimum at all. The delivery fee is charged on top and does not count toward the food minimum, and the ordering site shows both for your address before you commit.

It depends entirely on what you order, so the honest answer is to work from the item prices rather than a per-head figure. The priced menu above gives every group item with its national average and the spread between cafes; the worked example prices one order for about twenty people at both ends of that spread. For trays and boxed lunches, which Panera quotes separately, reported rates run roughly $8 to $18 a head.

Less than most people expect. Same-day catering is possible from around 2 hours 15 minutes ahead. Orders over $750 want at least four hours, and for more than 25 guests the usual advice is 48 to 72 hours. Lead times are set per cafe and stretch in December, so a large order in a busy week wants the longer end.

Yes. Catering orders come with napkins, plates, utensils and serving pieces. Coffee totes are the one worth asking about, because sources disagree on whether cups and creamer are included, and ice for cold drinks is usually a separate request.

Of the 38 group-sized items priced on this page, Panera tags 21 as vegetarian, 7 as vegan and 8 as gluten conscious. Gluten conscious is Panera's own wording and does not mean a gluten-free kitchen: the food is prepared in a shared space, so anyone with coeliac disease or a serious allergy should speak to the cafe rather than rely on a menu tag.