All Pret A Manger articles – Page 20
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Analysis & InsightWelcome to the cheap eats
Low-ticket launches have remained remarkably resilient in an increasingly volatile eating-out market. Gareth Nash analyses the data to see which brands are doing it right
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News
Din Tai Fung switches UK debut site focus
Din Tai Fung has switched its focus on to a different site in London’s West End for its UK debut
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NewsLeon to make roadside debut
Leon is to make its roadside debut this summer after signing a franchise deal with Roadchef
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Pret to trial veggie-only fridges across estate
Pret A Manger is to install veggie-only fridges across its estate for a one-month trial.
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Pret A Manger to make Scandinavia debut
Pret A Manger is to make its debut in Scandinavia by opening a site at Copenhagen airport
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Rollo: Costa could be ‘interesting turnaround story’
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, examines the coffee shop market and suggests that Costa could be ‘an interesting turnaround story’.
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Vital appoints Collis as CFO
Healthy grab-and-go group Vital Ingredient has appointed Kate Collis as its new chief financial officer
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Pret begins rollout of updated format
Pret A Manger has begun the rollout of a new updated version of its format aimed at its larger sites within the M25
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Analysis & Insight
How to tackle 2017’s ‘growth killers’
While the headwinds facing operators in 2017 are well-known, there remain ‘pockets of potential’ open to agile operators. Steve Cordiner, Investment Director at mid-market private equity firm, Livingbridge, identifies five areas where operators can seek to beat the ‘growth killers’.
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Vita Mojo signs Elior franchise deal
Vita Mojo has signed a franchise deal with contract caterer Elior
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Pure FY turnover nears £12m
Pure saw turnover close in on £12m in the year to the end of 2016, with group EBITDA over £1m for the second consecutive year
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Bridgepoint ‘appoints bankers’ for proposed Pret IPO
Bridgepoint has appointed bankers to prepare a US listing for Pret A Manger, according to reports.
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NewsWingstop to launch in UK with plans for 100 sites
US chicken concept Wingstop is to launch in the UK this year ahead of a planned 100-strong rollout.
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Five Guys & Loungers sign for Manchester development
Loungers and Five Guys have signed for units at the University Green development in Manchester
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Escape Hunt begins trading on AIM
Escape Hunt has become the first “escape room” company to list on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsPret FY sales up 15%
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-backed chain, saw sales rise 15% to £776.2m in the year to 29 December with like-for-like sales growing 4.8%. EBITDA grew 11% to £93.2m.
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running
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Wright & Bell MD Baker leaves
Wright & Bell managing director Jayne Baker has left the Imbiba-backed concept, MCA has learnt.
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Pure appoints FD
Pure, the healthy, food-to-go concept, has appointed Doug Benzie as its new finance director
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EAT confirms debt for equity swap
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, has confirmed that at the start of this year it restructured its balance sheet, reducing its debt and increasing equity by £94.5m