Pret a Manger

Pret a Manger (/ˈprɛt ə ˈmɒ̃ʒeɪ/; French for "ready to eat") is a British multinational sandwich shop chain founded in London, England in 1983.

Pret a Manger
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast casual restaurant
Founded21 October 1983 (1983-10-21)
FounderJeffrey Hyman
Headquarters,
England
Number of locations
697 (as of April 2024)
Area served
19 countries and regions
Key people
Pano Christou (CEO)
José Cil (Chairman)
ProductsSandwich, salads, soups, coffees and snacks
Revenue £790.1 Million (2022)
£52.1 Million (2022)
OwnerJAB Holding Company
Number of employees
12,000 (2018)
Websitepret.co.uk/en-GB

Pret a Manger (/ˈprɛt ə ˈmɒ̃ʒ/; French for "ready to eat") is a British multinational sandwich shop chain founded in London, England in 1983. It is popularly referred to simply as Pret. As of September 2025, Pret had 717 locations across 19 countries and territories, including 474 in the UK (369 of which were in London) and 67 in the United States. Pret a Manger has additional locations in Belgium, Canada, France, UAE, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa and Switzerland.