At present, Panera Bread introduced that MyPanera members can now order through Alexa on Echo Present units. Ordering with Alexa offers comfort for MyPanera members and permits them to order their Panera favorites through voice or contact—with out having to open the Panera app. With this new characteristic, MyPanera members can merely ask Alexa to order their favourite Panera gadgets for pick-up or supply, and the order might be accomplished.
To start out ordering through Alexa, MyPanera members might want to have an Echo Present system and a saved cost technique, and for supply orders, an handle of their MyPanera account. From there, they’ll ask Alexa to order meals from Panera, add gadgets to their order, customise gadgets, and take a look at—all by voice. To make this service doable, Panera labored with Amazon to allow Alexa to be taught the Panera menu. The expertise honors Limitless Sip Membership similar day redemptions*.
“Whereas our friends love the Panera app, we all know there are occasions the place it’s simply extra handy to be hands-free and order by voice, and we’re thrilled to work with Amazon to design and supply one other handy solution to order Panera,” mentioned George Hanson, Chief Digital Officer for Panera Bread. “We’re persevering with to push the boundaries of what we will do to make our MyPanera members’ lives simpler, and we’re simply originally of what’s doable on the earth of conversational commerce.”
“Ordering with Alexa provides prospects a straightforward and pure solution to join with their favourite eating places at-home,” mentioned Mark Yoshitake, GM and Director of Alexa Expertise. “Panera is the primary to make use of our up to date Alexa Meals Expertise API which includes state-of the-art strategies in conversational AI to make the ordering course of by Alexa extra intuitive. Now, prospects can reorder their favourite meal, ask so as to add avocado and bacon to their sandwich, or monitor their supply with out having to select up their telephone, or open an app.”
For extra data or to join MyPanera®, Panera’s free loyalty program or Limitless Sip Membership, friends can go to the Panera web site or obtain the cellular app. As soon as signed up for MyPanera, friends with an Echo Present system can begin ordering by merely saying: “Alexa, order Panera.”
*MyPanera rewards are usually not redeemable by this Alexa service at the moment.
