Pret a Manger

Pret a Manger
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast casual restaurant
Founded21 October 1983; 41 years ago (1983-10-21)
FounderJeffrey Hyman
Headquarters
London
,
UK
Number of locations
697 (as of April 2024)
Area served
16 countries and regions
Key people
Pano Christou (CEO)[1]
ProductsSandwiches, salads, soups, coffees and snacks
RevenueIncrease £790.1 Million (2022)[2]
Increase £52.1 Million (2022)[2]
OwnerJAB Holding Company
Number of employees
12,000 (2018)[3]
Websitepret.co.uk/en-GB
The exterior of a Pret a Manger store in London in 2013

Pret a Manger /ˈprɛt ə ˈmɒ̃ʒ/ (prêt à manger is French for ready to eat) is a British[4][5] multi-national sandwich shop and coffee shop franchise chain headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and founded in 1983. It is popularly referred to as Pret.[6] As of April 2024, Pret had 697 locations worldwide, including 498 in the UK, 291 of which in London, and 62 in the US with fewer locations in 14 additional countries.

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  3. ^ Partington, Richard; Butler, Sarah; Neate, Rupert (29 May 2018). "All 12,000 Pret a Manger staff to get £1,000 each as chain is sold for £1.5bn". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Pret a Manger Founded in the United Kingdom". Wired UK.
  5. ^ "Freshly prepared food, organic coffee". Pret.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Company Overview of Pret a Manger Europe Ltd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2017.