Free Coffee at Panera Bread Locations Today

Panera Bread locations are offering free coffee today from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. It's part of the chain's "Warm Up Wednesday" campaign, which will offer warm treats every Wednesday throughout February.

For those of you (like me) who tend to believe that free coffee tastes better, Burr Ridge Patch has put together an interactive map of all Panera locations within a five-mile radius of the village. Enjoy!

Coffee Trivia

To go along with your coffee, here are some fun facts about this favorite caffeinated drink, courtesy of Stumblerz.com:

• Coffee is only grown near the equator, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, within a 1,000 mile limit.

• 1,200 different chemical components are in coffee.  More than half of these components make up the distinguished flavor of coffee.

• There is between 80 and 140 milligrams of caffeine in a seven once cup of coffee.

• 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide, making it the most popular beverage.

• 91% of coffee consumed is taken at breakfast.  And sometimes is breakfast.

• 79% of coffee consumed is served from the homes of coffee drinkers.

• The second place where coffee is most consumed is in the workplace.

• A coffee drinker averages 2-3 cups of coffee a day.

Top 10 coffee drinkers by profession, according to a Dunkin' Donuts/Career Builder survey:

1. Scientist/Lab Technician
2. Marketing/Public Relations Professional
3. Educator/Administrator
4. Editor/Writer (I can attest to this!)
5. Healthcare Administrator
6. Physician
7. Food Preparer
8. Professor
9. Social Worker
10. Financial Professional

Ten Closest Panera Bread Locations to Burr Ridge (for those who would rather have this in list form):

0.1 miles Directions
Kingery Highway (#1188)
7165 Kingery Highway
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 734-3902 - Phone
(630) 734-3958 - Fax

2.2 miles Directions
75th Street (#784)
2165 75th Street
Darien, IL 60561
(630) 824-4000 - Phone
(630) 824-4003 - Fax

5.6 miles Directions
Butterfield Plaza (#701)
1400 Butterfield Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 678-0490 - Phone
(630) 678-0493 - Fax
(630) 261-9035 - Catering

5.6 miles Directions
Ogden Avenue (#734)
160 Ogden Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 353-0423 - Phone
(630) 353-0427 - Fax
(630) 261-9035 - Catering

6.4 miles Directions
16th Street (#1157)
1600 16th Street
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 928-7707 - Phone
(630) 928-0945 - Fax
(630) 261-9035 - Catering

6.6 miles Directions
LaGrange Park (#656)
435 North Lagrange Road
LaGrange Park, IL 60526
(708) 482-8070 - Phone
(708) 482-8071 - Fax

7.5 miles Directions
West Cermak Road (#1019)
11215 West Cermak Road
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 409-9910 - Phone
(708) 409-9920 - Fax

8.0 miles Directions
East Boughton Road (#4018)
714 East Boughton Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-1500 - Phone
(630) 739-2652 - Fax

8.7 miles Directions
Harlem Avenue (#1089)
7909 South Harlem Avenue
Burbank, IL 60459
(708) 430-2255 - Phone
(708) 430-2277 - Fax

8.8 miles Directions
Chicago Ridge Mall (#866)
103 Chicago Ridge Mall Drive
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708) 229-0159 - Phone
(708) 229-0259 - Fax

*Correction: This article originally stated that free coffee and warm treats would be offered every Wednesday in February. Panera has let us know that free coffee was only for the first Warm Up Wednesday—the rest of the Wednesdays in February will offer warm treats only.