Panera Bread Is Giving Some of Its Most Popular Items Healthy Makeovers

Earlier this year, Panera Bread announced that all artificial preservatives, colors, sweeteners, and flavors would be removed from its food by the end of 2016. Wasting no time, the plan has finally been put into action, starting with some of Panera's most beloved menu items: the soups. The popular food chain sells close to 200 million servings of soup each year.

"I want to create soups that our guests will love" said Dan Kish, Panera Bread's head chef. "Time and again, we've found that when you replace artificial additives with simpler ingredients, you achieve a better taste."

In honor of the new-and-improved favorite, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Panera shared the video below to Facebook writing, "It's here: our new clean Broccoli Cheddar Soup. No artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives. We're adding #SoupReview tweets to our never-ending trailer at PaneraSoupReview.com."