Pret a Manger

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
16 countries and regions
Key people
Pano Christou (CEO)
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 January 2025, Pret had over 700 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, Dubai, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, South Africa and Switzerland.