Pret A Manger: Prices Rises Are ‘Inevitable’ After ‘Near-Death Crisis’

Summer Price Spike Threat to Key Menu Items, warns Lynx Purchasing | The British Guild of Beer Writers

Hospitality operators face further pressure on profits this summer, with inflation expected to drive up prices on a range of core menu products, warns purchasing specialist Lynx Purchasing. With staple products such as meat, potatoes and dairy already recording price increases significantly ahead of the headline rate of inflation, operators face the dilemma of whether to raise menu prices for customers already feeling the pinch or try to absorb …

Pret A Manger boss says some prices will rise as it was 'near-death crisis'

Pret A Manger's UK boss has warned that some price rises are "inevitable" as the sandwich chain deals with rising costs and the Chancellor's decision to up the National Minimum Wage.

Pret A Manger: Prices rises are ‘inevitable’ after ‘near-death crisis’

The boss of Pret A Manger in the UK has revealed the tough economic reality the country is currently facing means it is “inevitable” that some prices will have to be increased. Clare Clough admitted recent years have been “challenging” for the high street staple but that the brand’s number one priority is to find other ways to deal with rising costs. The managing director added that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to increase the National Min…