All Pret A Manger articles – Page 5
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InterviewsPano Christou: The cabbie’s son fighting to keep sandwiches affordable
Just as sales recover from lockdowns and office workers return, Pret’s chief executive faces enormous rises in costs, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsPret airport trade ‘almost entirely back to normal’
Sales of coffee and croissants at London’s airports are higher than they were before the crisis for the first time, according to the Bloomberg Pret Index
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Analysis & InsightAirports near pre-pandemic levels
Pret’s sales at airports were 96% of pre-pandemic levels last week, as airlines see demand pick up after two years of restrictions
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NewsPret launches refugee job scheme
The programme will help fast-track Ukrainians who want to come to the UK and are seeking work, and will cover a variety of in-shop roles, including chefs and baristas
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NewsPret, McDonald’s, KFC and Itsu join Hostech line-up
The annual conference, a collaboration between MCA and Big Hospitality, will focus on the latest innovations in hospitality technology
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NewsPret appoints new food and coffee director
Katherine Bagshawe joins the business from Dobbies Garden Centres, where she was head of restaurants
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InterviewsPret: ‘We are trying to be nimbler and more data led’
Speaking at MCA’s Food to Go Conference, Lucy Winzer dicussed Pret’s more unconventional sites, such as Southgate petrol station and its takeaway and delivery only site at Cobham
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Analysis & InsightOffice districts claw back sales
The Bloomberg Pret Index reveals sales in London’s City and Canary Wharf financial districts rose to 79% of pre-Covid levels, as increasing numbers returned to their offices
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NewsLast few tickets available for MCA’s Food to Go Conference
There is one week to go until the event on Wednesday 9 March at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, featuring itsu, Pret, Leon, Caffè Nero UK, Greggs, Tortilla and many more
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Weekend PressPret A Manger upbeat despite debt facility move
Pret’s chief executive, Pano Christou, has insisted the sandwich chain’s plans to double in size are still intact, reports The Times
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NewsPret appoints new group FD
An Zhang was previously head of finance EMEA at Starbucks and global finance director at advertising company WPP
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NewsPret ups price of coffee subscription
Pret has increased the price for new subscribers by £5 to £25 from today, with the increase to apply to existing subscribers in March.
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NewsPret’s City sales up as bankers return
Sales in Pret shops in the London’s financial districts grew faster than any other location in the UK as banks called staff back to the office, according to Bloomberg’s weekly index.
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NewsPret to invest more than £9m in staff pay
Pret A Manger has announced that from April 2022, 85% of its team members will earn at least £10 per hour.
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NewsRestaurants see lowest diner numbers since spring
Data from OpenTable shows the number of seated diners in the UK fell by an estimated 14 percentage points in the week to 20 December – to 88% of comparable 2019 levels – with London impacted to a far greater degree
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NewsPret signs up two further UK franchisees
Dallas Holdings and K&Z Group are to join Pret’s growing base of franchise partners as it looks to double the size of the business over the next five years.
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NewsPret pilots Perks loyalty scheme
The scheme will be rolled out in phases, with Pret coffee subscribers getting early access to the programme as part of its beta testing
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NewsPret announces Middle East partnership
One PM Franchising is a subsidiary of One Franchising Holding, a regional food and beverage operator with a presence across eight countries
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Analysis & InsightPret sales rise above pre-pandemic levels
Boomberg said it showed parts of the UK economy have fully recovered from the country’s worst recession in 300 years
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NewsIn pictures: Pret’s new US brand identity
Pret A Manger has revealed a new US brand identity which can be seen in the redesign its shop on 29th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City.