All Pret A Manger articles – Page 20
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Analysis & Insight
How to tackle 2017’s ‘growth killers’
While the headwinds facing operators in 2017 are well-known, there remain ‘pockets of potential’ open to agile operators. Steve Cordiner, Investment Director at mid-market private equity firm, Livingbridge, identifies five areas where operators can seek to beat the ‘growth killers’.
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Vita Mojo signs Elior franchise deal
Vita Mojo has signed a franchise deal with contract caterer Elior
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Pure FY turnover nears £12m
Pure saw turnover close in on £12m in the year to the end of 2016, with group EBITDA over £1m for the second consecutive year
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Bridgepoint ‘appoints bankers’ for proposed Pret IPO
Bridgepoint has appointed bankers to prepare a US listing for Pret A Manger, according to reports.
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NewsWingstop to launch in UK with plans for 100 sites
US chicken concept Wingstop is to launch in the UK this year ahead of a planned 100-strong rollout.
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Five Guys & Loungers sign for Manchester development
Loungers and Five Guys have signed for units at the University Green development in Manchester
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Escape Hunt begins trading on AIM
Escape Hunt has become the first “escape room” company to list on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsPret FY sales up 15%
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-backed chain, saw sales rise 15% to £776.2m in the year to 29 December with like-for-like sales growing 4.8%. EBITDA grew 11% to £93.2m.
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running
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Wright & Bell MD Baker leaves
Wright & Bell managing director Jayne Baker has left the Imbiba-backed concept, MCA has learnt.
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Pure appoints FD
Pure, the healthy, food-to-go concept, has appointed Doug Benzie as its new finance director
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EAT confirms debt for equity swap
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, has confirmed that at the start of this year it restructured its balance sheet, reducing its debt and increasing equity by £94.5m
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Operators sign up for Glasgow Fort
British Land and Hercules Unit Trust have signed 16 new retail, food and beverage lettings at Glasgow Fort
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Former Square Pie CEO joins Euro Garages
Euro Garages has appointed Nabil Subuh, former chief executive of Square Pie, as its new group operations director
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EAT returns to lfl growth
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, has returned to like-for-like growth since the start of the year
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NewsSecond Veggie Pret bound for Shoreditch
Pret a Manger has announced the opening of a second site under its Veggie format which it hopes will lead to further targeted conversions of its estate.
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Pret plays down US IPO speculation
Pret A Manger has played down renewed speculation that it is considering a New York stock market listing
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Analysis & Insight“Who will serve us our coffee in Pret?”
Earlier this month, Pret A Manger’s HR director Andrea Wareham’s appeared at the House of Lords and spoke to the Economic Affairs Committee about the recruitment challenges facing the UK’s hospitality industry. Here she tries to answer that question on employment trends
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Operators sign up for University of Manchester scheme
Bruntwood and The University of Manchester have announced first signings at the recently launched University Green scheme
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Johnson steps down from Patisserie Valerie
Adrian Johnson has stepped down as managing director of Patisserie Valerie