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Panera Bread has announced it is officially &ldquo;100 percent clean,&rdquo; according to a <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/13/panera-breads-menu-is-now-100-percent-additive-free.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=cnbc-450-ingredients-122-new-recipes-and-panera-bread-hits-its-goal-of-ditching-all-food-additives-9286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">recent CNBC article</a>. The company has been aiming to rid its menu of all artificial flavors, sweeteners, preservatives and colors.

&quot;We can now say to the world that you can walk into a Panera and you can feel a positive sense that you know with absolutely certainty that there are no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, colors from artificial sources on our menu,&quot;&nbsp;Ron Shaich, Panera Bread&#39;s founder and CEO, told CNBC.

Deli meat was one of the challenges the brand had to face&mdash;a product known for including preservatives and phosphates. In order to naturally preserve Panera&rsquo;a turkey deli meat now, the company uses water, sea salt and potato starch.

<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/13/panera-breads-menu-is-now-100-percent-additive-free.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=cnbc-450-ingredients-122-new-recipes-and-panera-bread-hits-its-goal-of-ditching-all-food-additives-9286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read the full article.

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