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Pret issues statement on founder’s controversial Covid comments

Pret issues statement on founder’s controversial Covid comments

“We at Pret strongly believe we must take steps to stop the spread of the virus and tackle the new wave of infections” Pret has distanced itself from comments made by the coffee chain’s founder Julian Metcalfe on a second Covid lockdown. Metcalfe said that: “Society will not recover if we [have a second lockdown] […]

5 years ago

Coroner finds Pret a Manger gave ‘inadequate’ allergy warning in teenager death inquest

Coroner finds Pret a Manger gave ‘inadequate’ allergy warning in teenager death inquest

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was ‘reassured’ by lack of allergy warnings The inquest into the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse has found that Pret a Manger gave ‘inadequate’ advice on the baguette that triggered an allergic reaction and killed the 15-year-old. With sesame an ingredient present in the sandwich, coroner Dr Sean Cummings stated that the teenager was comfortable […]

8 years ago