All Pret A Manger articles – Page 26
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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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News
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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Analysis & Insight
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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News
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
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News
Restaurant chains criticised for seafood sourcing
The majority of UK restaurant chains use unsustainable fish or fail to give transparent information to diners about the origins of their seafood according to findings from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). It found more than half of the restaurants assessed served seafood from overfished supplies with sea bass, whitebait, ...
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NewsPret launches Christmas campaign
Pret has launched its festive campaign and menu including Christmas Lunch and Veggie Lunch sandwiches
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OpinionWho is winning the battle for consumer loyalty?
Consumers taking part in this month’s M&C Allegra Foodservice’s research programme, the Eating Out Panel, have rated Côte top for both quality and freshness. The results also show pubs and fast food operators challenging the restaurant sector in a number of areas. M&C director of insight, Steve Gotham, explains what the responses can tell us about the eating out market.
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Analysis & Insight
Property biggest concern for food entrepreneurs
Property availability is the biggest challenge food entrepreneurs are facing, coupled with the cost of acquiring new sites