Pret A Manger 'being punished for focusing on UK'

Pret A Manger 'punished' for 'failing to focus abroad'

UK-founded businesses such as Pret A Manger that “fail to focus abroad” are being “punished”, said Knoops CEO William Gordon-Harris. Taking to the social media platform LinkedIn, the British chocolate…

Pret A Manger 'punished for having a UK focus'

Knoops CEO William Gordon-Harris said the sad fact is for UK domestic growth is that so many UK founded businesses focus their growth after launch into foreign markets

Pret A Manger 'being punished for focusing on UK'

Pret A Manger is being punished for focusing on the UK and this is a “disaster for domestic growth”, according to the chief executive of drinking chocolate chain Knoops. Writing on LinkedIn, William Gordon-Harris said “the sad fact is for UK domestic growth is that so many UK founded businesses focus their growth after launch into foreign markets because that is where the interest and the capital is”. He cited the recent significant write down i…