Pret A Manger back in profit and recommits to expansion plan

The company last year also unveiled all-Ireland expansion plans, saying it wanted to have 20 stores open in the coming years

Pret also published last year's annual results, which showed the company returned to a profit for the first time since 2018, reporting operating profit of £50.6m for 2022.

Pret A Manger's plan to more than double the size of its business is progressing well, the coffee and sandwich chain has said, after posting a 20% jump in first-half sales driven by its growing international business.

Pret, owned by German conglomerate JAB Holding, announced in 2021 it wanted to double in size within five years, and said new openings in Italy and India meant it was tracking ahead of plan.