If you consider yourself a true aficionado of Christmas sarnies, then an upcoming event has your name all over it. Many consider the reveal of the Pret Christmas sandwich, along with the first showing of the John Lewis Christmas ad, to be the official start of the festive season. This year, the store is inviting a select group of seasonal sarnie nuts to join it for the launch.
200 tickets are going on sale for
...You may have heard of something called Christmas in July. It's so named because every July, many big shops showcase everything that they'll have on the shelves at Christmas - giving various publications plenty of time to plan their Christmas coverage. We will admit we love Christmas in July but until now it's very much been a behind-the-scenes thing. But Pret are changing
...It's got to be hard for Pret. With so many folk working from home, who is in the office to partake of delights such as their mac n cheese boxes or daily soups?
So you can understand the company's decision this week to go big on a new delivery dinners menu. The idea was trialled back in
...Pret may be having some difficulties at the moment, with fewer workers in the office, but the Veggie Prets continue to be very popular. And they're moving to the next stage of development with the launch of an all-vegan bakery counter. Making it all-vegan means that they're also launching lots of new pastries.
When many of us were working in London offices, Pret was often invaluable come lunchtime. Now that many (or most) of us are working from home, Pret's looking for new ways to get our attention and their upcoming evening delivery menu is a way of doing just that.
It'll be available from 5pm (from 7 July) with a few new dishes available.
On the menu will be salad bowls, including the Chipotle Chicken
...Update - more London stores are about to open.
After opening 10 Prets across London, they're about to launch a further 20. Opening on Friday 1 May, they'll be available on Deliveroo and Uber Eats, as well as for takeaway. So if you really need a Super Club and a coffee - here's where to go:
How do you know that it's autumn? No not by looking at the calendar, silly. Obviously it's the arrival of the Pumpkin Spice Latte back at Pret. Duh.
Even better than squash-flavoured hot drinks, is the news that they've got a load more new menu items. Things you're going to want to know about include:
The new toasted foccacias
Using an olive oil and rosemary focaccia choose from - Brie & Bacon, Salt Beef &
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