In the corporate world, we are entering those final few weeks of the year when your emails start to feature our favorite phrase: “Let’s circle back in the new year.” It’s the holly-jolly holiday season, folks are taking vacations, and we’re thinking about the upcoming company holiday party rather than our next meeting.
But, while you’re putting a pin in new projects for 2025, Panera is releasing its final new meal of the year. Inspired by the corporate lingo, Panera is debuting its new Circle Back Meal.
Panera Debuts New ‘Circle Back’ Meal
The Circle Back Meal is being brought to life by two corporate culture content creators, @corporate.bro and @roxycouse, and is comprised of their favorite Panera menu items. Much like the chain’s other curated, in-app meals, The Circle Back Meal will feature a few menu items you can mix and match.
The new meal includes items like the Toasted Frontega Chicken Sandwich, made with pulled chicken, mozzarella, tomatoes, red onions, basil, chipotle aioli, and salt and pepper on Black Pepper Foccacica; the Green Goddess Chicken Cobb Salad, with mixed greens, romaine, grilled chicken, tomatoes, pickled red onions, fresh avocado, bacon, hard-boiled egg, and Green Goddess dressing; and the iconic Cinnamon Crunch Bagel. Each menu item will be priced à la carte.
While this meal might celebrate end-of-year procrastination, you shouldn’t wait too long to grab Panera’s Circle Back offerings. The Circle Back Meal will only be available from Dec. 16 through Dec. 23 in the Panera app. You can find it with Panera’s other cleverly named meal suggestions under the “Must-Have Meals” section of the in-app menu.
Panera’s meal may not be making it to the new year, but in true circling back form, the chain will have a quick follow-up for you when you’re back to work. On Jan. 5, you can enter the code “circleback” into the Panera app and you’ll receive one free sweet treat, like a cookie, pastry, or muffin, to help you get back into the swing of things.
Get those “let’s circle back in 2026” emails ready to go, we’re going to need that calendar time back to head to Panera for lunch this week.
