Business & Tech

Could Waukesha Get a Panera Bread?

Woodman's Food Market is being eyed by several businesses to develop outlots, including Panera Bread, according to Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima.

Panera Bread is considering opening a Waukesha restaurant in one of the outlots at the Woodman’s Food Market development, according to Mayor Jeff Scrima.

It’s still preliminary, but the property’s been considered by several commercial businesses, according to Scrima.

“They are looking at it,” Scrima said about Panera bread.

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Culver’s is also considering a move from its Highway 164 and East Moreland Boulevard location to the Woodman’s development, Scrima said, with the possibility of selling the current property to be razed for parking spaces at an area dealership.

Other businesses in Waukesha

No plans are official, but Scrima said the city also is in preliminary talks with several more businesses and developers about locating in the city.

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The mayor would also like to see a coffee shop with a drive through locate along Sunset Drive, he said.


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