All Pret A Manger articles – Page 24
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NewsFY EBITDA up 14.4% at Pret
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-backed group, has reported a 14.4% increase in EBITDA to £84.2m for the year to the end of 2015
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Analysis & Insight
Time to raise a ‘half-full’ glass
There’s no denying a growing numbers of voices are raising concerns about the spectre of financial instability threatening to stall the UK’s hospitality sector. But MCA’s Steve Gotham says too much credence is being given to the doom mongers and argues that there’s plenty to be optimistic about as well:
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Wrap it Up! to double up in Manchester
Wrap it Up! is set to open its second regional site in Manchester, after securing a unit at One Piccadilly Gardens
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OpinionThe lasting value of founders
Pret chief executive Clive Schlee discusses some of the guiding principles established by the group’s founders which still define it today. He discusses why companies who put purpose above profit are likely to enjoy greater longevity, why you have to change to stay the same and why most companies are not murdered by the market place – they just die:
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Analysis & InsightFive Guys ranked most popular fast food chain
Five Guys, the US burger concept, which launched in the UK in 2013, has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain
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Pret joins Byron in Wandsworth development
Pret A Manger has joined Byron in securing a site at the Southside Shopping centre in Wandsworth.
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Oh You Pretty Things set to open in Birmingham
Shopping centre bar concept Oh You Pretty Things has secured a new site in Birmingham and is close to two more, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCDG’s Richards named Retailers’ Retailer
Steve Richards, the driving force behind development and growth of the Casual Dining Group, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Walker steps down from CDG
Andrew Walker has stepped down from the Casual Dining Group (CDG) as its managing director of business development
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Auntie Annie's aiming for 50 UK sites by end of 2017
Pretzel on the go concept Auntie Anne’s is eyeing transport hubs and high street locations as it works towards opening 50 sites in the UK by the end of 2017.
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Corney and Barrow launches all-day menu
Corney and Barrow is launching an all-day food menu as the company “actively looks for opportunities to grow through either new sites or acquisitions”.
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Analysis & Insight
It’s the people, stupid
Research has consistently shown that attracting and keeping high-quality staff is essential to a business’s wellbeing. Steve Gotham reveals what’s on sector leaders’ minds going into 2016
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NewsPret eyes further hospital and university sites
Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has told M&C the company plans to open more hospital and university sites this year, after launching its first campus outlet in – in Exeter.
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CDG to open Luton Airport Oriel
The Casual Dining Group is to open site under its brasserie concept Oriel and Bella Italia brand at Luton Airport
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Analysis & Insight
Pret voted most admired brand
Pret A Manger has been voted the Most Admired Brand in the UK foodservice industry by industry leaders for the seventh year running, M&C Allegra Foodservice has revealed.
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NewsSubuh steps down as Square Pie CEO
Nabil Subuh has stepped down as chief executive of Square Pie after just a year of leading the gourmet pie shop chain
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Analysis & Insight
The empire grabs back
The debut last year of YO! to Go and the upcoming launch of a grab and go format by Carluccio’s highlights the fact that the sector’s established companies are set to fight back, challenging the existing coffee shop/café model in the process
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Pret to give away 120,000 coffees
Pret has launched its ‘Make Someone Smile’ initiative, which involves 120,000 free coffees neign given away.
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Analysis & Insight
Five ways to crack the USA
As the company celebrates 15 years since opening in America, Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee gives his top tips for British companies looking to expand across the pond
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Turtle Bay appoints Temple as FD
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has appointed Jon Temple, formerly of Pret A Manger as it new finance director