Panera Bread is continuing to demystify its menu by removing artificial ingredients and added sweeteners from its kids menu next month. “Frankly, the typical restaurant industry kids meal doesn’t serve our kids well,” Shaich said in a company statement. Other chains have since followed suit with various pledges to remove artificial ingredients, and move toward antibiotic-free meats or cage-free chickens. But Shaich says removing one or two ingredients is basically a superficial fix to a much larger problem in the fast food industry. The changes to Panera’s kids menu go into effect Sept. 7.

Source: Fox News August 16, 2016 13:18 UTC