Panera and Pepsi are teaming up to transform a simple sip into a global getaway with their “Unlimited Sips, Ultimate Trips” sweepstakes. From September 25 to October 31, Panera’s Unlimited Sip Club members can enter for a chance to win prizes including a trip to Italy, Greece or France, a $500 travel gift card and other weekly prizes every time they spend $7 or more. With daily beverage perks and now over 300 exciting travel prizes, Panera and Pepsi are rewarding loyal fans.
Panera’s Unlimited Sip Club members are no strangers to a daily escape, choosing from more than 20 unlimited beverages for a refreshing break whenever they like. This fall, Panera and Pepsi are inspiring more members to take a break and get closer to their next escape with every visit, bite and sip via the Unlimited Sips, Ultimate Trips sweepstakes. Whether you’re thinking of Italy while eating a Toasted Italiano Sandwich, channeling Greece with Mediterranean Greens with Grains Salad, or dreaming about France savoring a Croissant Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich—Unlimited Sip Club wants to take you there.
How to Enter: visit Panerabread.com/UnlimitedSipsUltimateTrips and follow the directions to opt into the MyPanera® program or you can do so through the Panera iOS mobile app by locating the “Unlimited Sips Ultimate Trips” tile and clicking on “Activate”. Once you have completed this step, you will earn Sweepstakes entries for each “Qualified Purchase”
Purchase Entry: Make an in-café or online purchase through panerabread.com or in the Panera mobile app of at least $7 (excluding taxes/fees/charges and Unlimited Sip Club subscription fees). Purchase of gift cards and catering orders do not qualify towards the $7 minimum purchase. If your purchase is in-cafe you must provide your phone number or email address associated with your MyPanera account or your MyPanera account number. § If you make an online purchase or in app purchase, you must be logged into your MyPanera account. Orders through a third-party delivery service platform/application do not qualify for an entry in the Sweepstakes.
You will receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry into the applicable Weekly Entry Period drawing based on the date/time of your Qualified Purchase as well as one (1) Sweepstakes entry into both the Grand Prize and First Prize drawings. Entries applicable to a Weekly Entry Period will not be included in any subsequent Weekly Entry Periods.
Eligibility: open only to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia (not open to legal residents of Alaska or Hawaii), who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and are enrolled in the MyPanera® program (free to join)
Entry Dates: September 25, 2024 – October 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm PT
Entry Limit: Entrants can earn or request up to thirty (30) entries for each Weekly Entry Period by any combination of Qualifying Purchases or Mail-in Requests. Accordingly, Entrants can receive a maximum of one hundred eighty (180) entries into both the Grand Prize and First Prize drawings.
Mail: To enter without purchase, print your name, address, phone number, email address, and date of birth on a piece of paper. Entrant must either provide their MyPanera number or identify whether the email address or phone number is associated with their MyPanera account. Mail the Mail-in Request in an envelope with proper postage to:
“Unlimited Sips, Ultimate Trips”
c/o Merkle Inc.
P.O. Box 5025, Department 864736
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-5025
Mail-in Requests created using bots or any type of automation will not be accepted. You must include the Weekly Entry Period on the front of your envelope as well (example Week 1). Your Mail-in Request must be received by the date indicated in the chart in Section 3. If timely, you will receive one (1) entry into the designated Weekly Entry Period drawing and one (1) entry into both the Grand Prize and First Prize drawings.
Limit: One (1) Mail-in Request per envelope. All Mail-in Requests must be mailed by October 31, 2024 and received by November 7, 2024.
Grand and First Prizes:
THREE (3) GRAND PRIZES: Each Grand Prize winner can select one (1) trip for winner and one (1) travel companion to either Rome, Italy, Athens, Greece or Paris, France. Details for each trip as follows:
Rome, Italy: Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Prize Provider in its sole discretion) to Rome, Italy; six (6) nights’ accommodations at a hotel selected by Prize Provider in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); US$1,500 allowance for meals and other discretionary expenses; round trip ground transportation to and from destination airport and hotel; and US $1,400 allowance to select up to three (3) experiences (details to be determined by Prize Provider in its sole discretion) Winner will also receive a cash prize (fulfilled as a check) for US$5,717 that may be used to assist with federal, state, and other tax obligations. ARV: $19,057.
Athens, Greece: Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (selected by Prize Provider in its sole discretion) to Athens, Greece; four (4) nights’ accommodations at a hotel in Athens and two (2) nights’ accommodations at hotel in Santorini (all hotel rooms are determined by Prize Provider and are single room, double occupancy); round trip ground transportation to and from destination airport and hotel and roundtrip ferry trip between Athens and Santorini; US$1,500 allowance for meals and other discretionary expenses; and US$1,400 allowance to select up to three (3) experiences (details to be determined by Prize Provider in its sole discretion). Winner will also receive a cash prize (fulfilled as a check) for US$6,471 that may be used to assist with federal, state, and other tax obligations. ARV: $21,571.
Paris, France: Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (selected by Prize Provider in its sole discretion) to Paris, France; five (5) nights’ accommodations at a hotel determined by Prize Provider in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); a US$1,500 allowance for meals and other discretionary expenses; ground transportation to and from destination airport and hotel; and US$1,400 allowance to select up to three (3) experiences (details to be determined by Prize Provider in its sole discretion). Winner will also receive a cash prize (fulfilled as a check) for US$6,514 that may be used to assist with federal, state, and other tax obligations. ARV: $21,714.
For Each Trip: Winner must complete the trip by December 31, 2025 or prize will be forfeited. Winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 reporting the value of the prize. Each Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, or other tax obligations related to the Grand Prize. Prize Provider will not provide any further assistance toward the winner’s tax obligation.
ONE HUNDRED (100) FIRST PRIZES: Winner will receive one (1) $500 eGift Card that can be redeemed for air travel, hotel, car rentals and experiences through designated partners. ARV: $500.
Weekly Prizes:
SIXTY (60) UNLIMITED SIP CLUB PRIZES (10 awarded each Weekly Entry Period): One (1) year of Unlimited Sip Club Annual Membership, fulfilled as a digital code, which must be redeemed by May 31, 2025 or the prize will be forfeited. ARV: $119.99
SIXTY (60) PANERA BREAD GIFT CARD PRIZES (10 awarded each Weekly Entry Period): $500 in Panera Bread eGiftcards. ARV: $500
SIXTY (60) PEPSI TRAVEL ACCESSORIES PRIZES (10 awarded each Weekly Entry Period): A prize package including the following Pepsi branded items: two (2) three-piece luggage sets and one (1) pair of noise canceling earbuds. ARV: $520
SIXTY (60) STARRY TRAVEL ACCESSORIES PRIZES (10 awarded each Weekly Entry Period): A prize package including the following Starry branded items: two (2) three-piece luggage sets and one (1) pair of noise canceling earbuds. ARV: $520
