All Pret A Manger articles – Page 25
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NewsPret eyes further hospital and university sites
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has told M&C the company plans to open more hospital and university sites this year, after launching its first campus outlet in – in Exeter.
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CDG to open Luton Airport Oriel
The Casual Dining Group is to open site under its brasserie concept Oriel and Bella Italia brand at Luton Airport
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Analysis & Insight
Pret voted most admired brand
Pret A Manger has been voted the Most Admired Brand in the UK foodservice industry by industry leaders for the seventh year running, M&C Allegra Foodservice has revealed.
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NewsSubuh steps down as Square Pie CEO
Nabil Subuh has stepped down as chief executive of Square Pie after just a year of leading the gourmet pie shop chain
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Analysis & Insight
The empire grabs back
The debut last year of YO! to Go and the upcoming launch of a grab and go format by Carluccio’s highlights the fact that the sector’s established companies are set to fight back, challenging the existing coffee shop/café model in the process
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Pret to give away 120,000 coffees
Pret has launched its ‘Make Someone Smile’ initiative, which involves 120,000 free coffees neign given away.
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Five ways to crack the USA
As the company celebrates 15 years since opening in America, Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee gives his top tips for British companies looking to expand across the pond
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Turtle Bay appoints Temple as FD
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has appointed Jon Temple, formerly of Pret A Manger as it new finance director
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Le Pain to make regional debut
Le Pain Quotidien is to make its UK regional debut later this quarter after securing a site in Bicester Village
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Analysis & Insight
Horizon: Foodservice trends for 2016
The Olympic Games in Rio this summer is likely to drive interest in South American food, according to the new year predictions by foodservice consultancy Horizons.
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NewsGrowth Tracker 2016 open for entries
M&C Allegra is once again teaming up with leading advisory firm AlixPartners to identify the top 50 private firms with the fastest-growing profits in the UK eating and drinking-out sector.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for next year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed, with the Bridgepoint-backed Azzurri Group leading the list of nominees, closely followed by Wagamama
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Côte launches speaking menu for visually impaired diners
Côte has partnered with a ‘revolutionary’ app that makes its menus easier to read for visually impaired and dyslexic diners.
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Itsu to make North West debut
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-founded, Asian-inspired brand, is to make its debut in the North West in Manchester’s Spinningfields
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Hemsley swaps Pret for Waitrose
Waitrose has appointed Rebecca Hemsley, formerly of Pret A Manger, as its new head of hospitality operations
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Analysis & InsightAzzurri hails transformational year
The Azzurri Group, operator of ASK, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has hailed 2015 as a transformational 12 months for the group, after reporting a 16.5% increase in EBITDA to £31.8m for the year to 28 June
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Analysis & InsightLet’s do lunch
Yasha Estraikh of private equity company Piper takes a look at how we, as consumers, choose what we want for lunch, why brand loyalty has become a function of convenience and what you can offer to make your business stand out
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NewsPret confirms Victoria relocation
Pret a Manger has confirmed it is to relocate its head office in London’s Victoria station to Tishman Speyer’s nearby Verde development
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FSA praises food chains for hygiene scores
The Food Standards Agency has said 84% of outlets owned by the five biggest high street food chains had the top food hygiene rating.
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NewsLe Pain appoints new head of operations
Le Pain Quotidien has appointed Jon Abrahams as its new head of operations as it gears up for further expansion next year