Panera Pulling Controversial Charged Lemonades From Some Stores

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[{"selector":"#anim-63a04c18-c9c6-446b-9ced-a715eddcdef1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2c1f12f-cb4f-483b-a034-c7a68f61aca9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bced6776-3361-4193-a098-d0bd565e2d27","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ee416f8-fd8b-4c45-b2cf-d588ff23b6a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On Jan. 23, Nation's Restaurant News (NRN) editors observed that a Louisville, Ky. Panera's self-serve Charged Lemonades were no longer available. Learn More Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-c16efb0a-5407-47e7-af3f-97aebb5dd985","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c129bcbe-9c1b-4e35-b315-23ad908cc71d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1566a75-2123-4d6c-9f6c-857651715091","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e951afd-99f2-4257-aaf8-4126813d7f30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The news came a week after 28-year-old Rhode Island occupational therapist Lauren Skerritt sued Panera over the drinks' health risks. Learn More Arrow

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Panera Pulling Controversial Charged Lemonades From Some Stores

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