All Pret A Manger articles – Page 32
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OpinionThe changing face of foodservice
Rob Sexton, chief executive of the Soil Association, looks at how foodservice operators are reacting to changing consumer attitudes to what they eat, and why, despite some good progress being made, there is still more work to be done by major high street dining brands
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NewsAbokado appoints head of talent
Abokado has recruited Paul Sharp, formerly of Pret A Manger, Esquires and Coffee Republic, into the newly created role of head of talent.
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NewsFY EBITDA up 9% at Pret
Pret A Manger has reported a 9% increase in underlying profit to £66.8m for the year to 2 January and said it was confident about its prospects for 2014
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market
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Swiss concept secures first UK site
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, is believed to have secured its first site in the UK for an opening this summer
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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NewsTesco launches new café concept
Tesco Family Dining has launched a new in-store café concept at the retailer’s Extra store in Rainham
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NewsTesco to open 100 Giraffe, Decks and H+H sites
Tesco is to open 100 Giraffe, Decks and Harris + Hoole outlets next year, the supermarket group announced in its preliminary results this morning
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Firms' suppliers should also shun zero hours contracts: MPs
Companies that have committed not to employ staff on zero-hours contracts should ensure their supply and distribution chain does that same, according to a new report from MPs in Scotland that concludes such contracts should not be used in most cases
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Tesco developing food-to-go format
Tesco is understood to be developing a high street ‘Tesco Express food-to-go’ store format as it looks to compete with the likes of Pret A Manger and EAT across the lucrative lunchtime market
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Analysis & InsightCaution: Cafe-bakeries are hot
Coffee shop and cafe brands are encroaching into restaurant and pub territory in a bid to steal market share. Are they the new face of all-day dining?
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BHA promotes app for visually impaired customers
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is offering a 15% discount to members on an app that helps visually impaired people access restaurant menus
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien strengthens UK team
Le Pain Quotidien has further strengthen its UK head office team with three new appointments, including a new operations director and food & commercial director
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NewsSector has a 'long way to go' with organic
Restaurants and cafes have a “long way to go” in providing organic food and drink, but should consider embracing the genre more readily as the public’s appetite for organic returns, a leading campaigner on the subject has told M&C Report
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurants sell more organic food and drink
The value of organic food and drink in the restaurant and catering sector grew sharply in 2013, rising 10% to £17.5m, with increasing demand from high-street eating-out chains cited as a reason, a new report shows
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Fuller’s appoints agency to highlight food credentials
Fuller’s has appointed brand and marketing agency WE ARE Spectacular to oversee a long-term brief to make ‘Fuller’s even more famous for food’
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OpinionTime to beat the drum on jobs
There has been some fine work carried out on highlighting the career possibilities available across the sector over the last couple of years, but with the campaign to cut VAT seemingly being moved into the sidings by the Government for the time being, it is time to ramp up an issue it can’t afford to ignore, job creation. The sector just needs a figurehead to lead the way in highlighting the breadth of the careers now available
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Analysis & InsightPret leads food-focused coffee shop market
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-owned group, is the branded market leader in the food-led coffee shop sector in terms of market share and turnover, according to Allegra Strategies Project Cafe13 UK report
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NewsPret appoints new FD
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-owned chain, has appointed Adam Jones, All3Media’s former chief financial officer, as its new finance director, M&C Report has learnt
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Ex-Pret MD takes Virgin role
Andrew Walker, the former UK managing director of Pret a Manger, has joined Virgin Atlantic Airways as director of Service Delivery