All Pret A Manger articles – Page 11
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Analysis & InsightTop 10 F2G brands grow market share
The top 10 Food To Go brands grew sales by 3.4% in 2019 to a market share of 33.6%, outperforming the wider Food to Go (FTG) market, MCA Insight reveals.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer full nominees list revealed
The finalists for MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2020 have been announced, with the cohort reflecting a diverse and vibrant range of eating and drinking out operators.
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Benzie swaps Pure for Barkby
The Barkby Group, the premium gastropub operator and coffee group, has appointed Douglas Benzie as chief financial officer.
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NewsPret to accelerate Eat conversions
Pret plans to have the Eat estate fully absorbed into the Pret brand by the Summer.
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NewsPret most admired brand for eleventh consecutive year
Pret has been crowned the ‘most admired brand’ by leading industry professionals for the eleventh consecutive year.
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop numbers shrink by 0.9%
The UK coffee shop market has shrunk by 0.9% in terms of outlet numbers, following restrained investment in the context of Brexit uncertainty and tough high street trading, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.
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NewsGunwharf Quays – Restaurant and retail therapy a plenty!
With more than 30 bars, cafés and restaurants (as well as over 90 shops) Gunwharf Quays offers an abundance of opportunities for plenty of remedial treatment. Supported by its impressive waterfront location, attractive design and assorted leisure-related reasons to visit, Gunwharf Quays is one of the UK’s finest outlet shopping centres. So amongst some Christmas shopping, I was keen to see how it is using its extensive assortment of Food & Beverage purveyors to both restore weary shoppers as well as to act as a footfall driver in its own right. But also, and more critically, I was keener to see some something new and surprising.
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NewsPret’s chief customer officer resigns
Pret’s chief customer officer, Barnaby Dawe, has resigned and will leave the business at the end of the year. Dawe, who joined Pret in 2018, plans to return to work in media and ecommerce where he worked at Harper Collins, Sky, The Sun, The Times and Channel 4.
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NewsPret, TGI Fridays and M&B sign up with allergy app
Pret, TGI Fridays and Mitchells & Butlers have all teamed up with a new smartphone app to help people with allergies avoid food which could trigger them. The free app, called Dinepilot, allows consumers to filter meals based on 14 of the most common allergies, and it also ensures operators comply with food allergy management.
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NewsJollibee heading for Liverpool
Filipino fried chicken chain Jollibee is set to open its second UK site in Liverpool.
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NewsPapa John’s appoints R&D director
Papa John’s has appointed Tom Allen to the newly-created role of R&D director for the UK.
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NewsPret lines up Eat conversions
Pret a Manger is converting the first Eat into a Pret in Moorgate, while a Veggie Pret will follow in Canary Wharf later this month.
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NewsProfits down at Pret A Manger but sales up
Pre-tax profits at Pret fell from £64.9m to £48.8m for the year ending 3 January 2019, a drop of 25%. However, sales were up 12% to £710m compared to £636.7m the year before. The business said Pret planned to continue delivering consistent like for like growth by focusing on innovating its menu, growth of day-parts, increased brand awareness, operations and expansion.
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NewsPret rolls out coffee cup recycling scheme to majority of shops
Pret has expanded its coffee cup recycling scheme to more than 350 UK shops – almost 90% of its estate – following successful trials in London, Leeds and Glasgow.
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NewsPret to complete allergen labelling roll-out this week
Pret A Manger is on target to complete the roll-out of full ingredient labels on freshly made products, at all 391 of its UK shops, by the end of this week.
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NewsPret promotes Clough to UK MD
Pret A Manger has promoted Clare Clough to UK managing director and chief food and coffee officer.
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NewsSixteen Eat stores marketed for disposal
A number of Eat stores are being marketed for disposal, following the grab and go operator’s acquisition by Pret A Manger, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightReflections on value for money
Traditionally, the concept of value for money was relatively straightforward, involving the trade-off between price and quality, but it’s not what it used to be, says MCA market insight director Steve Gotham.
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NewsWalker steps down as EAT chief executive
Andrew Walker has stepped down from his role as chief executive of EAT, with Mike Rainer to take the reins as its new managing director.