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Pret A Manger reverses unpopular price hike plan

The chain says it remains committed to high-quality coffee at “fantastic value”

The Independent UK

How Pret’s CEO went from a $3 an hour McDonalds worker at 16 years old to earning $5 million last year

Pano Christou worked his way up the corporate ladder, landing the top job after two decades and 10 promotions at the company.

Fortune

The big Christmas coffee rip-off – and why your gingerbread latte is getting even more expensive

IN FOCUS: The cost of a high street cup of joe is skyrocketing – and especially during the Christmas season. As ludicrously pricey menus arrive in shops crammed with festive flavours, Olivia Petter asks: why does a simple squirt of caramel waffle syrup burn such a hole in your wallet?

The Independent UK

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The Standard 100: People shaping London in food and restaurants

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London across food and restaurants, from Clare Smyth to Richard Caring and Thomas Straker

Evening Standard

Europe's next big IPO is a €1.5-billion Spanish family business that makes the bread for Starbucks and Pret A Manger

Europastry is among the biggest suppliers of frozen bread used by coffee chains worldwide. Its IPO could propel its dynasty's fortune to nearly $1 billion.

Fortune

Pret a Manger’s sales pass £1bn for first time as it expands overseas

UK chain opens 81 new shops in 2023, more than half in markets such as the US, Canada, India, Greece and Spain

The Guardian - UK

What are the alternatives to Pret's coffee subscription?

The change — which takes effect on September 3 and was announced in July — has angered some customers

Evening Standard

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Pret a Manger deploys body-worn cameras for some staff

Coffee and bakery chain says devices to be worn by managers will ‘only be turned on in specific circumstances’

The Guardian - UK

Pret A Manger staff in London trial wearing body-worn cameras to boost safety

The measure is being trialled at six Pret branches in London

Evening Standard

More than 75% of popular takeaway and restaurant food is unhealthy, study finds

Exclusive: Researchers say ‘hugely alarming’ analysis shows more action is needed to protect consumers

The Guardian - UK

What do major cafés give in their memberships? Pret A Manger changes coffee subscription

The overhaul will also see an end to its 20% discount on food

Evening Standard

Pret a Manger customers left fuming over end of ‘free drinks’

Chain calls time on five-a-day coffee subscription it launched in UK after Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Pret announces huge changes to subscription as it brings an end to free coffee

The company announced price changes to its most popular items

The Independent UK

Comedian Rosie Jones on the 10 things that changed her life

ADAM Robertson spoke with comedian Rosie Jones on the 10 things that changed her life ahead of her Fringe show Triple Threat...

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The Independent UK

Airports hiking up price of snacks by nearly 50% with Pret and WH Smith among offenders

Research shows high street favourites are charging significantly more at airports and train stations

Evening Standard

Pret A Manger in board shake-up amid battle to cut debts

The sandwich chain had racked up loans and borrowings of £700 million by the end of 2022

Evening Standard

Last two dedicated 'Veggie Pret' sites in London to convert back to standard stores

End of the concept comes eight years after it started as one month trial in Soho in 2016

The Independent UK

Pret is the worst – but the lunchtime juggernaut is too big to stop now

The British public is falling out of love with Pret A Manger, writes Roisin Lanigan. Once an adored bastion of lunch-hour culture, the chain is suffocating under the weight of extortionately priced egg mayo sarnies and overpriced lattes. Depressingly, though, even ‘hyper-pretflation’ won’t stop us eating there

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The Independent UK

Friend of teenager killed in camping trip crash escaped tragedy after pulling out at last minute

Shrewsbury in mourning over deaths of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris

Fortune

From $3 an hour at 16 years old to a $5 million CEO at 45, Pret boss is a taxi driver's son who says hard work and putting your head down create good luck

Pano Christou worked his way up the corporate ladder, landing the top job after two decades and 10 promotions at the company.

The Guardian - UK

Sandwich price shocks but meal deal costs rise less than average food inflation

Pret a Manger’s ‘posh’ cheese and pickle sandwich grabbed headlines for its £7.15 price tag, but it’s not all gloom

The Independent UK

Most expensive cheese sandwiches on the high street revealed

Pret has faced backlash after a sandwich, snack and drink were spotted at an unprecedented £13.60

Evening Standard

Pret A Manger hit with backlash over £7.15 cheese sandwich as one customer brands it ‘Britain’s worst-value baguette’

The eat-in price tag on the Posh Cheddar and Pickle product at High Street Kensington station has been slammed as a ‘rip-off’ by customers

The Independent UK

Employers urged to sign up to new pledge to help homeless in the workplace

Thames Water, Pret A Manger and Monzo are among the firms which helped draft the covenant.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Gascoigne kisses Prince William in Pret a Manger encounter

Ex-footballer among people in Bournemouth restaurant when royal dropped in to highlight his homelessness campaign

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