Pret A Manger
Coverage focuses on the strategy, operations, and market positioning of a major high street food-to-go and coffee chain, including menu innovation, pricing, digital subscriptions, international expansion, format trials, and workplace catering shifts. Reporting delivers insights for operators tracking evolving consumer behaviour, grab-and-go trends, and brand adaptation across urban and commuter-driven hospitality models.
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Jun- 2020 -25 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Pret a Manger to pay just 30% of rent payments next quarter
Pret a Manger will pay only 30% of its rent over the next quarter after it warned it does not have “sufficient funds” to pay the bill in full. In a letter to landlords seen by the Evening Standard, chief executive Pano Christou warned landlords that the chain was in…
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23 JuneCoronavirus
Pret a Manger: job cut fears grow amid sliding sales
There are reportedly growing fears of imminent job cuts at sandwich shop chain Pret a Manger after a leaked video revealed a significant drop in sales. According to BBC News, a video has been leaked showing Pret boss Pano Christou telling staff that an announcement would be made about the…
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16 JuneCoronavirus
Deliveroo warns of ‘grave damage’ to hospitality sector without Government action
Deliveroo CEO and founder Will Shu, alongside 90 restaurant partners, including some of the UK’s leading restaurant brands, have today written to the prime minister to call for action to support the restaurant sector in the face of continuing challenges posed by Covid-19. The signatories, which collectively represent more than…
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10 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Veggie Pret sites to reopen this week amid pandemic
Pret A Manger has announced the reopening of its Veggie Pret stores across the UK this week, with the majority offering delivery for the first time. All 10 locations, which include nine London sites and one Manchester store, will reopen tomorrow (11 June), having closed since March amid the Covid-19…
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May- 2020 -20 MayCoronavirus
Wagamama to reopen 67 sites amid Covid-19 pandemic
Wagamama has announced it will reopen 67 of its sites for delivery and collection by the end of June. The restaurant has revealed from tomorrow (21 May) 24 of its sites will reopen, following a further 20 to be opened next week (28 May). The move comes after Wagamama temporarily…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Pret reopens a further 71 sites
Pret A Manger has continued the gradual reopening of its UK store estate with the announcement of a further 71 of its stores now open for takeaway and delivery. Pret had previously reopened 30 initial sites in and around London last month however the new reopenings include sites in Birmingham,…
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1 MayBusiness Bites
Are we beginning to re-open anyway?
The PM says he will soon announce the reopening plan after weeks of compulsory lockdown for the UKs public and its businesses. Boris Johnson is under pressure to come up with the blueprint for restarting the economy as the list of suffering firms grows larger and more and more redundancies…
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Mar- 2020 -9 MarchAdvice
How to adjust your business to the new immigration policy
Last month the government announced a new immigration policy that provoked a big reaction from our industry. The impact of restricting so-called “lower-skilled” workers from the EU and elsewhere overseas means many businesses are warning of staff shortages. The government’s terminology is dangerous, not to mention patronising, for a large…
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Feb- 2020 -3 FebruaryPeople
The Barkby Group appoints new chief financial officer
The Barkby Group has confirmed the appointment of Douglas Benzie as its new chief financial officer. The group is the parent company of Barkby Hospitality, which itself is comprised of two separate growth businesses, Barkby Pubs and Workshop Coffee. Benzie will now join Barkby from Pure, a London based health…
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Oct- 2019 -10 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Pret A Manger turnover hits £710m in 2018
Sandwich shop chain Pret A Manger saw turnover increase to £710m for its UK business in 2018. The group said its UK business has a “good performance” despite the “challenging market of political uncertainty”, and significant increases in business rates. However, according to reports filed with Companies House the sandwich…
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