Arizona-based Dirty Dough makes its Missouri debut right here in Springfield
This week in Ozarks food news: Stuffed cookies make their debut in Missouri. Also, a Springfield-based company opens a 24/7 Panera location, but it's a bit far from the 417.
Dirty Dough opens first Missouri location
Arizona-based cookie shop Dirty Dough has opened its long-awaited Missouri location at 2515 S. Campbell Ave. The shop, which specializes in stuffed cookies, encountered issues with its initial location next to Insomnia Cookies on Kimbrough Avenue.
It had previously been slated for a tentative opening on March 31, 2024, according to founder Bennett Maxwell.
Dirty Dough, 2515 S. Campbell Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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Springfield-based company opens second 24/7 Panera... in Boston
Despite being headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, Hamra Enterprises has opened a Panera Bread on the East Coast. The restaurant, located in Boston Children's Hospital, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This the company's the second 24/7 location in a hospital.
“Our bakery cafés have been embraced throughout New England over the past 23 years, and we look forward to providing healthy food options in a clean, warm, and welcoming environment 24 hours a day and seven days a week for all Boston Children’s Hospital physicians, nurses, staff, patients, and caregivers in support of the wonderful work being done at the hospital," said Mike Hamra, CEO of Hamra Enterprises, in a press release.
This is Hamra Enterprises' 19th Panera location in Massachusetts.
Susan Szuch reports on health and food for the Springfield News-Leader. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @szuchsm. Story idea? Email her at [email protected].
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