Panera Cares Community Cafe in Boston-Pay what you can afford

There is no cash register at the Panera cafe near *Government Center in Boston. There are no prices either — just suggested donations and bins to leave money, if you can afford to.

This is Panera Cares Community Cafe, a nonprofit outpost of the national bakery and sandwich chain that is set to open in Boston in January. The idea, according to Panera founder and co-chief executive Ron *Shaich, is to provide a place where everyone can eat with dignity, regardless of their ability to pay for a meal.

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Conscious Capitalism-perhaps this should be the battle cry for the new year.

I love this!

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Conscious Capitalism-perhaps this should be the battle cry for the new year.

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There's nothing new about it.

The Biggest Donor: Wal-Mart

2010 Giving: $319,454,996

2009 Giving: $288,091,839

The Most Generous: Kroger

2010 Giving: $64,000,000

Percentage of 2009 Profits: 10.9%

2nd Most Generous: Macy's

2010 Giving: $41,226,887

Percentage of 2009 Profits: 8.1%

3rd Most Generous: Safeway

2010 Giving: $76,500,000

Percentage of 2009 Profits: 7.5%


4th Most Generous: Dow Chemical

2010 Giving: $34,237,817

Percentage of 2009 Profits: 7.3%

5th Most Generous: Morgan Stanley

2010 Giving: $55,641,610

Percentage of 2009 Profits: 5.7%

2nd Biggest Donor: Goldman Sachs

2010 Giving: $315,383,413

2009 Giving: $69,569,895

Change: 353.3%3rd Biggest Donor: Wells Fargo

2010 Giving: $219,132,065

2009 Giving: $202,014,244

Change: 8.5%

4th Biggest Donor: Bank of America

2010 Giving: $207,939,857

2009 Giving: $209,116,567

Change: -0.6%

5th Biggest Donor: Exxon Mobil

2010 Giving: $198,692,197

2009 Giving: $187,121,560

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-most-charitable-companies-in-america.html

Then there's Ronald McDonald House.

Thank you Tracker-I didnt mean to imply that it was a new concept but I appreciate your post showing other examples!

I remember being a starving student and eating at the Hare Krishna restaurant here, which was by donation. Fantastic vegetarian meals there saved me from going hungry on many a day and were healthy, to boot.

I hope this place is a grand success. =)