Voices of Detroit #39-Panera Bread with Lee Carmona

Voices of Detroit with Larry Henry and David Benjamin has journeyed forth to West Bloomfield, Michigan in search of sustenance and found themselves at a very familiar place not only for the hungry but also America's new entrepreneur...Panera Bread!

Voices of Detroit looks past the freshly baked bread and free Wifi to find out the real story of Panera Bread with Great Lakes Area Director Lee Carmona.

Check out our conversation and learn more about for what many of us is our second home.

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Lee Carmona    www.panerabread.com       Twitter:  @PaneraBread

Lee Carmona is the area director of the Great Lakes market for Panera Bread, which includes 55 bakery-cafes in metro Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor and Toledo. He’s worked with Panera for almost eight years, both as a multi-unit operations manager and the director of franchise training. Carmona has 25 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He lives in Northville with his wife Michele and their two daughters, Courtney and Grace.

Panera Bread serves fresh baked, handcrafted artisan breads, sweet and savory baked goods, hand-tossed salads, wholesome soups, and signature sandwiches in a distinctly warm and welcoming environment. Panera Bread is committed to using great tasting, quality ingredients in the food it offers and contributing to the neighborhoods in which its customers and employees live and work through programs like Operation Dough-Nation®.