All Pret A Manger articles – Page 32
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NewsItsu begins regional rollout
Itsu, the company set up by Pret a Manger founder Julian Metcalfe and led by Gerard Loughran, has secured a further regional site in Brighton
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NewsOperators to make airport debuts at Stansted
Coast to Coast, Itsu, Harris + Hoole and high-profile chef James Martin are all set to open their first airport sites after securing units at Stansted, as part of the transport hub’s £80m terminal upgrade
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Opinion
Challenging intolerance
While translating new EU allergen rules into practical action is demanding, the FSA’s advice can benefit profits as well as customers, says James England of Fourth
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NewsFriday five-minute intervew: Tony Kitous
M&C Report talks to Tony Kitous, founder of Levant, Pasha, Kenza, and Comptoir Libanais restaurants, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsPret to close original site
Pret A Manger is to close its original site in London’s Victoria Street, 28 years after it first opened
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NewsMetcalfe and Wolsey become OBEs
Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of sandwich chain Pret A Manger, and Bill Wolsey, managing director of Northern Ireland-based hospitality firm Beannchor, have become OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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NewsChimichanga, Prêt and BK set for Glasgow development
Chimichanga, Prêt A Manger and Burger King are to open at the new £20m expansion to the Silverburn development in Glasgow, reports Glasgow’s Evening Times.
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NewsH+H names new FD
Harris + Hoole, the Tesco-backed coffee chain, has appointed former Pret A Manger head of strategy Richard Harpham as finance director
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NewsItsu to break through 50-site mark
Itsu will break through the 50-site mark over the next week, with three new openings in London
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News
New operators secure Silverburn openings
Chimichanga will open its first restaurant in Glasgow as part of the £20m leisure extension of Silverburn, the city’s flagship out-of-town shopping centre
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NewsOperators outline Responsibility Deal progress
Operators from the eating and drinking out sector have taken further steps to adhere to targets under the Public Health Responsibility Deal with the Government through means such as reducing salt and calorie content of foods and avoiding underage alcohol sales
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NewsEnterprise wins award for Community Heroes scheme
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has won an award for its Community Heroes campaign
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News
New Mediterranean concept eyes rollout
Keen, a new Mediterranean fast food concept, which is set to launch in London this summer, plans to roll out across the capital and the UK over the next few years
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Diary
Diary: Orchid, Enterprise Inns, Loungers, Vapiano
This week’s Diary includes more on the Orchid sales process, the initial feedback on Enterprise’s first managed site, another award for Loungers and renewed pressure for pubco reform
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NewsNusu eyes UK estate
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, which recently secured its first site in the UK, could eventually group to up to 30 sites in the UK
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OpinionThe changing face of foodservice
Rob Sexton, chief executive of the Soil Association, looks at how foodservice operators are reacting to changing consumer attitudes to what they eat, and why, despite some good progress being made, there is still more work to be done by major high street dining brands
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NewsAbokado appoints head of talent
Abokado has recruited Paul Sharp, formerly of Pret A Manger, Esquires and Coffee Republic, into the newly created role of head of talent.
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NewsFY EBITDA up 9% at Pret
Pret A Manger has reported a 9% increase in underlying profit to £66.8m for the year to 2 January and said it was confident about its prospects for 2014
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market
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News
Swiss concept secures first UK site
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, is believed to have secured its first site in the UK for an opening this summer