All Pret A Manger articles – Page 19
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News
Pret linked to takeover bid by Jollibee
Pret a Manger has been linked with a $1bn takeover bid by leading Philippines fast food group Jollibee Foods Corp, Reuters reports.
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Pret to open third Veggie site
Pret A Manger is to open its third veggie store in the capital in October
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Schofield to step down as Itsu CEO
Ivan Schofield is to step down as chief executive of Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-founded chain, just a year after taking the role
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Analysis & Insight
Contemporary fast food continues to outperform
The contemporary fast food segment is set to grow by 13.8% in 2017 to reach a value of £1.3bn, according to the latest research from MCA.
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Pret to open sites in US universities
Pret A Manger has announced that it has signed its first franchise agreement in the US which will bring its first university shops to the country
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Lluch made Wasabi MD
Frederic Lluch has been promoted to managing director of Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain
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Wasabi appoints new operations director
Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain, has appointed Anson Read, formerly of the Made in Italy group, as its new operations director, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Pret A Manger extends reusable cup discount
Pret A Manger has rolled out its 25p reusable cup discount across all its UK stores
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Rodizio Preto strengthens pipeline
Rodizio Preto is set to add a further two sites to its eight-strong estate, with another two in legals
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Analysis & Insight
Service before marketing
Mark Palmer, the former marketing director of Pret A Manger and Green & Black’s, talks about the basics behind marketing and looks back at how a 30-minute meeting with Pret founder Julian Metcalfe proved the most useful of his career.
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Temple becomes COO at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has appointed Jon Temple as its new chief operating officer
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Analysis & Insight
Welcome to the cheap eats
Low-ticket launches have remained remarkably resilient in an increasingly volatile eating-out market. Gareth Nash analyses the data to see which brands are doing it right
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News
Din Tai Fung switches UK debut site focus
Din Tai Fung has switched its focus on to a different site in London’s West End for its UK debut
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Leon to make roadside debut
Leon is to make its roadside debut this summer after signing a franchise deal with Roadchef
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Pret to trial veggie-only fridges across estate
Pret A Manger is to install veggie-only fridges across its estate for a one-month trial.
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Pret A Manger to make Scandinavia debut
Pret A Manger is to make its debut in Scandinavia by opening a site at Copenhagen airport
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Rollo: Costa could be ‘interesting turnaround story’
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, examines the coffee shop market and suggests that Costa could be ‘an interesting turnaround story’.
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Vital appoints Collis as CFO
Healthy grab-and-go group Vital Ingredient has appointed Kate Collis as its new chief financial officer
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Pret begins rollout of updated format
Pret A Manger has begun the rollout of a new updated version of its format aimed at its larger sites within the M25