Pret a Manger

Pret a Manger ordered to pay $677K to settle biometric lawsuit

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 21, 2022

A former employee of the fast-casual chain in Chicago said she was improperly made to use her fingerprint to clock in and out of work.

Technology

Pret A Manger is the latest chain to try a monthly subscription program

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 16, 2021

The fast casual is rolling out a coffee subscription at its New York City and Washington D.C. locations, following a successful test in its U.K. units.

Operations

Pret shuts its Chicago and Boston markets as sales plunge nearly 90%

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 30, 2020

The U.K.-based fast-casual chain is pursuing new delivery channels and other steps to stabilize its downward slide.

Operations

Pret A Manger formulates plan to phase in reopenings in New York City

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 27, 2020

The grab-and-go chain created new guidelines and formats for its stores to open this week.

Leadership

Clive Schlee to retire as Pret A Manger CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 01, 2019

COO Pano Christou to take the top spot in September.

Consumer Trends

Pret A Manger buys a chain to fuel Veggie Pret’s growth

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2019

Pret parent JAB is adding the U.K.’s Eat to its stable, but for its conversion potential.

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Leadership

Panera’s parent voluntarily owns up to its Nazi past

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2019

The family controlling JAB Holding Co. acknowledges that an earlier version of the company used slave labor during World War II and that two predecessors were guilty of unprosecuted war crimes.

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