Pret sandwich sales in the Square Mile surge as City workers return to desks February 1, 2022 Two in three City workers were back at their desks last week, as Pret A Manger coffee and sandwich sales edge closer to pre-pandemic levels. According to the latest data from Bloomberg’s Pret Index, the coffee chain’s sales transactions hit 68 per cent of pre-Covid levels in the City and Canary Wharf. This marks the [...]
Unchecked climate change to drive up coffee prices January 31, 2022 Climate change could destroy half of the world’s prime coffee growing land, according to Swiss scientists, which will push up prices for caffeine cravers. The study published last week, which looked at how a moderate climate increase would impact the harvest of coffee, cashews and avocados, found that the world’s largest coffee producer – Brazil [...]
Pret A Manger boosts pay for staff in £9.2m investment January 12, 2022 Sandwich chain Pret A Manger has hiked pay for staff to above £10 an hour, in what it has called its biggest ever pay increase. In a £9.2m investment, some 8,000 staff members in the UK are set to see pay increase from a baseline of £9.40-9.56, to up to £10.15 per hour. Baristas will [...]
Pret A Manger sees dwindling City sales amid latest Covid-19 wave December 23, 2021 Pret A Manger has seen dwindling transactions amid the latest Covid-19 wave, which has hit its City stores hardest. Sales in the café chain’s store in the City have dropped by nearly a third, according to the Office for National Statistics, the lowest level Pret has experienced since late August. Pret, which operates around 400 [...]
Pret A Manger receives thousands of complaints over subscription December 20, 2021 Pret A Manger has been bombarded with complaints after its drinks subscription service excludes some hot and cold beverages.
Pret sales in City of London below pandemic levels November 23, 2021 Pret a Manger’s weekly sales are still down on pre-pandemic levels in the City of London while across the UK office lunch sales have made a full recovery. Sales of sandwiches and coffees from the chain’s Square Mile sites were 13 per cent down on pre-pandemic levels last week. Many City workers are still working [...]
Coffee prices soar as poor harvests hurt supply November 22, 2021 Coffee shops which have benefitted from the return of office workers are being hit hard by poor harvests in Brazil.
Suburban takeover: Pret sets out plans for more than 200 new shops September 22, 2021 Sandwich chain Pret a Manger has announced plans to open more than 200 UK shops in the next two years, as it aims to become more than a “white collar worker’s staple”. The business hopes to double its size within five years, with a £100m net investment by JAB and Pret founder Sinclair Beecham to [...]
Suburban takeover: Pret sets out plans for more than 200 new shops – CityAM : CityAM September 22, 2021 Sandwich chain Pret a Manger has announced plans to open more than 200 UK shops in the next two years, as it aims to become more than a “white collar worker’s staple”. The business hopes to double its size within five years, with a £100m net investment by JAB and Pret founder Sinclair Beecham to [...]
Reshuffle: Dominic Raab pays the price for ‘beach is closed’ holiday in Crete September 15, 2021 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been removed as Foreign Secretary, moving to the Justice Department whilst also being formally appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. His demotion from foreign secretary follows widespread criticism of his handling of the Afghanistan crisis. He was on holiday in Crete as the Taliban swept across the country and was seen [...]