CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - May 02, 2016) - Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera, LLC, is pleased to announce a partnership with point guard Matthew Dellavedova. "Dinner with Delly" is an enter-to-win sweepstakes where customers can fill out an entry ticket in Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe locations in Ohio. For a list of participating locations and sweepstakes rules, customers can visit www.covelli.com/delly.

Beginning on Sunday, May 1^st through June 15^th, any customer that visits a Panera Bread location can enter to win the grand prize -- Dinner with Delly. In addition to the grand prize, there will also be weekly drawings and winners will receive a custom "Delly Trey" t-shirt. If you would like to purchase a t-shirt, visit www.covelli.com/delly. A portion of the t-shirt sales will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club.

"We are such big fans of Matthew and this is a special partnership for us. We wanted to provide our customers with an exciting opportunity, and we couldn't think of anyone better for the job. Matthew has embraced Cleveland as his home and we are proud to welcome him into our Panera Bread family!" said Sam Covelli, Owner/Operator of Covelli Enterprises.

Giving Back

As part of the partnership, Panera and Matthew are teaming up with the Boys and Girls Club. The Sierra Turkey Sandwich is Matthew's favorite menu item and will be renamed the "Delly Pick". Every time the "Delly Pick" is purchased (May 1^st-June 15^th) a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club. The Boys and Girls club will also receive donations from "Delly Trey" t-shirt sales that can be purchased at www.covelli.com/delly.

Each month, Covelli owned Panera Bread locations participate in a program called Operation Doughnation. Any loose change and cash donated into the canisters is donated to an organization within the local community. During the month of July, The Boys and Girls Club will be the Operation Doughnation partner in 45 Northeast Ohio area bakery-cafes.

About Covelli Enterprises

Covelli Enterprises is the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, LLC, with more than 300 bakery-cafés in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Florida and Toronto, Canada. In 2015, Covelli Enterprises donated more than $26 million to non-profit organizations. www.covelli.com