Panera closes its Dillon café less than four years after opening
The 257 Dillon Ridge Road restaurant closed October 7. The reason and workforce impact have not been established in the available reporting.
- Location
- Dillon, Colorado
- Key date
- October 7, 2026
- Reported
- Reported October 25, 2026 · reviewed October 27, 2026
- As of
- October 27, 2026
Panera Bread’s café at 257 Dillon Ridge Road in Dillon, Colorado, closed October 7, 2026. Summit Daily News reported the closure on October 25. This concerns one café, not a chain-wide shutdown. Summit Daily News
A short run, with questions still open
The café opened in April 2023. The reporting does not establish the reason for closing, employee outcomes or the property’s next use. Summit Daily News
For customers and workers
Customers should check current operating information before visiting or placing an order; an old directory entry does not establish that it has reopened.
Anyone whose work is affected can find local job-search support through the Summit Chamber’s employee resource page. It identifies the Frisco Workforce Center as a free resource for job seekers in Summit, Lake and Grand counties. Available services include help with job searches, résumés, interviews and training connections. Frisco Workforce Center service listing
These are general community resources. No Panera-specific assistance package, transfer arrangement or replacement employer has been verified for this café.
What is confirmed
- Summit Daily News reports the Dillon café closed October 7.
Dates and scope
- Employee numbers, transfer outcomes and the closure reason remain unconfirmed.
Sources
- Summit Daily News: Dillon closureSummit Daily News: Dillon closure
- Summit Chamber employee resourcesSummit Chamber employee resources
- Frisco Workforce Center servicesFrisco Workforce Center services