Panera To Serve 'Clean Bacon'

(RTTNews) - Panera Bread (PNRA) Wednesday announced that it will serve clean bacon on its sandwiches and salads from now on.

"Clean Bacon" refers to bacon that is free of artificial preservatives, flavors, sweeteners and colors and sourced from pigs that meet Panera's animal welfare standards for reduced confinement and antibiotics.

These days its popular among food companies to make changes to its food practices in order to appeal more health-conscious eaters.

Panera said its clean bacon is made with only six ingredients: pork, water, sea salt, sugar, celery powder and thyme extract.