Melee erupts inside Glendale Panera. A Witness calls one of its employees ‘my personal heroes.’ See Video.
Video catches an apparent employee from Panera Bread using a pan to hit an angry customer in an attempt to break up the chaotic brawl that erupted in one of their Colorado stores.
According to KDVR, it happened Tuesday at the Glendale Panera. In the video, you can see him kick things off of a counter, and yell – back to employees, “give me the f—ing phone!”
A male onlooker can say, “Hey, come on, get out of here.” The man turns back and yells a racist epithet back at him.
The client asks for a phone again, and a woman says, “No one has your phone.”
A male voice says, “Hey come on, grow up, stop it, get out of here,” as the client knocks more goods over.
As shown in the video, the male bystander pushes the customer from behind as they walk up to the registers. Another man in the restaurant also gets caught up in the violent fight, which starts when the man spins around and slams him to the floor.
On the left side of the frame, a woman-apparently a Panera employee-can be seen hitting the unruly customer with a pan during the altercation.
Call the police on this guy.”
Natalie Wiersma, who shot the video, told KDVR that “the next guy actually kind of saved that guy from getting attacked further and tried his best to hold them down.”
She described the employee seen swinging the pan as “my personal hero.”
“I thought that was really effective,” Wiersma said.
The Glendale Police said one person had minor injuries from the incident, and the customer who walked out of the store has not been found yet.
Panera to Discontinue Caffeinated ‘Charged Lemonade’ Following Lawsuits
It has not been announced when the “Charged Lemonade” drinks will no longer be on sale in stores.
Panera has announced it will no longer sell the caffeinated “Charged Lemonade” drinks from Panera Bread after the beverage is accused of health problems and untimely deaths regarding a few lawsuits.
This was said to be achieved in three Fueled beverages, Blood Orange, Strawberry Lemon Mint Lemonade, and Mango Yuzu Lemonade, which were available on the Panera Bread website with between 155 mg and 302 mg of caffeine. The complaint claimed that large sizes of 30 ounces, variations of the drinks, allegedly packed as much as 390 mg of caffeine. According to the FDA, the highest advisable daily caffeine intake was 400 mg.
While it has not stated since when the drinks would no longer be sold in shops, the firm intends to cease Charged Lemonade supply.
A spokesperson for Panera, in a statement to FOX Business, said, “We are delighted to continue the momentum of our recent menu transformation, which started with our core sandwich and salad offerings.” “We heard from more than 30,000 guests what they wanted from Panera and are focusing next on the broad array of beverages we know our guests want – from exciting on-trend flavors to low sugar and low caffeine options.”
“Our expanded beverage line-up featuring new Blueberry Lavender Lemonade, Pomegranate Hibiscus Tea, Citrus Punch and a Tropical Green Smoothie will reinforce our commitment to what our guests want most – great taste, quality ingredients and value,” said an official statement.
The family of University of Pennsylvania student Sarah Katz, 21, filed a lawsuit in September that alleged the drink exacerbated a pre-existing heart condition and led to her eventual death.
Lawsuits filed later determined the Charged Lemonade was responsible for the heart conditions of 28-year-old Lauren Skerritt and the death of 46-year-old Dennis Brown.
Complaints filed by the plaintiffs said that Brown, a member of Panera’s “Sip Club,” which provides unlimited drinks, had been drinking the lemonade daily for six days before he died while walking home from a Panera close to his work in Florida.
