Pro-Palestinian activists put pressure on sandwich chain Pret to ditch deal in Israel

Pressure mounts on Pret to ditch deal with apartheid Israel

Pret A Manger is facing increasing pressure to scrap plans to launch its popular coffee chain in apartheid Israel. FOA has launched the #PretAPartheid campaign in response to the recent announcement and in the last few days Pret's social media platforms have been inundated with messages of protest with hundreds emailing Pret CEO Pano Christou in the last 48 hours. Last month the London-based coffee chain announced plans to open more than 40 bran…

Pro-Palestinian activists put pressure on sandwich chain Pret to ditch deal in Israel

LONDON: Friends of Al-Aqsa, a pro-Palestinian organization in the UK, has launched a campaign to persuade sandwich shop chain Pret A Manger to rethink its plans to open dozens of stores in Israel, organizers said on Friday. The London-based company has entered into a 10-year, non-binding agreement with Israeli fashion chain Fox-Wizel and restaurant group Yarzin Sella to open