Who says there’s no free lunch?

I was just reading about Panera Bread’s newest ‘pay what you can’ restaurant. The concept is really cool: customers who have money pay the suggested price for their food and if they have a little extra money they can make a donation, and customers who don’t have enough money pay what they can and get a meal. Everyone eats.

There are currently two ‘pay what you can’ Panera nonprofit restaurants and they’re self-sustaining so the program works. Plans are in the works to open a third restaurant soon.

The store’s motto is “Take what you need, leave your fair share.”

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were hundreds of businesses like this nationwide?

Hat’s off to Panera for working to kick hunger’s ass. Find a Panera Bread location near you here.

Make this your theme song for a day.