Panera Layoff
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity· filed February 13, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Elk Grove Village, IL (Cook County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 13, 2026.
Industry: Limited-Service Restaurants.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the IL state workforce agency.
Summary
Panera disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the IL state workforce agency on February 13, 2026. The notice covers 119 employees in Elk Grove Village, IL (Cook County).
That is roughly 0.3% of the 40,000 people Panera employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 20 layoff events at Panera since July 2023, including 522 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 16 additional events known from news reporting.
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