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  • Knoops to open first US store as international expansion gathers pace

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    Knoops is gearing up to open its first US store as the chocolate drinks brand’s international expansion gathers pace. The London-based business said it will open a store in Utah in April as part of plans to have over 160 locations in the US over the next six years. Knoops, which was founded in Sussex [...]

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  • Pret founder and Itsu boss Julian Metcalfe banned from driving for using phone at the wheel

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    Julian Metcalfe, the founder of Pret a Manger and current boss of Itsu, has been banned from driving after being convicted of using a mobile phone behind the wheel. He claimed he was using the Waze navigation system for directions to visit his daughter, and that he didn’t know it was illegal to use a [...]

    Former Pret boss Metcalfe, who now runs Itsu, was caught using his phone while driving last September

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