Archive of all Pret a Manger articles – Page 4
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NewsCoroner calls for ‘robust’ allergen labelling to avoid more deaths
The report comes following an inquiry into the death of Celia Marsh, who died from a reaction to dairy after eating a vegan flatbread from Pret a Manger
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NewsTim Cook to pick his global omnichannel foodservice winners and losers at new conference
Conference tackles convergence of supermarkets, food to go, restaurants and rapid delivery
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat must happen to prevent more food allergen deaths?
As an inquest determines Celia Marsh’s death was caused by contaminated coconut yoghurt, gaps remain in the UK’s regulatory system
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Comment & OpinionWhy my sister Celia’s death must lead to better food allergy controls
‘Free-from’ should mean a guaranteed total absence of the allergen from the food, says Celia Marsh’s brother Gareth Gower
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Comment & OpinionFree-from lessons still to be learned from tragic death of Celia Marsh from Pret a Manger sandwich
The ‘free-from’ market has gone from niche to mainstream by targeting the burgeoning vegan and plant-based lifestyle – rather than meeting the needs of a tiny minority with severe allergies
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NewsPret supplier relied on verbal promises for fatal ingredient, inquest hears
An inquest is investigating the death of Celia Marsh, who suffered a fatal allergic reaction at Pret in 2017
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Comment & OpinionCelia Marsh inquest may make the case for more allergen action
The inquiry over the next three weeks will focus on the circumstances around Marsh’s death. Namely, how did a supposedly vegan yoghurt end up containing deadly traces of dairy?
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NewsPret a Manger retail coffee range delisted by Tesco
Its breakfast cereals and table sauces have also disappeared from the retailer’s shelves over recent weeks
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NewsPret a Manger to make debut in Canada with new A&W tie-up
If the pilot is a success, the Canadian burger chain will be granted the exclusive right to expand the Pret brand across the country
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NewsPret to challenge Costa with ‘Pret Express’ coffee-to-go station
Each station will create up to 21 drink recipes and will come with its own cashless payment terminal
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NewsRecalls of food products due to undeclared allergens drop by 10%
The decrease in recalls could be due to ‘increased awareness’ of food safety implications brought about by the publicity surrounding Nastasha’s Law, said RPC
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NewsPret a Manger unveils ambitious growth plans after losses spiral to more than £250m
The Covid pandemic wiped more than £400m from Pret’s sales in 2020
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NewsPret partners with MFG for first stores in forecourts
The first store opened this week in an MFG-owned BP-branded forecourt in Southgate, London
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NewsPret a Manger to launch concessions in Tesco stores
The first of the new tie-ups will launch in the Tesco Kensington superstore next month
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NewsPret a Manger expands retail range with frozen croissant trio
The move comes after the sandwich chain spent the past year battling the effect of the pandemic on its high street cafés
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NewsMedia Bites 15 March: Danone, Pret/Tesco, High Street closures
Danone’s board of directors has decided to replace Emmanuel Faber as both chief executive and chairman, blowing up a two-week-old compromise
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NewsMedia Bites 17 November: Walmart, Pret, Hut Group, Mitchells & Butler
Walmart has agreed to sell a majority stake in its Japan supermarket chain Seiyu in the latest move by the world’s biggest retailer to reshape its footprint outside the US (The Financial Times £). Private equity group KKR will acquire 65% and Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten will ...
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NewsPret a Manger breaks into takeaway dinner market
It has launched ‘Dinners by Pret’ for delivery via Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo
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NewsPret a Manger to cut 400 more jobs and close six stores
This latest redundancies come after the chain cut its workforce by a third, laying off 2,800 employees at the end of August
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NewsPret launches coffee subscription scheme for £20 a month
‘YourPret Barista’ will allow customers to have up to five barista-prepared drinks a day for £20 a month