Pret A Manger dumps US franchise agreement after just two years

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Pret A Manger has dumped the franchise agreement which it had launched to expand in the US after just two years, its latest accounts revealed.

The coffee chain formed a joint venture, known as Empire JointStar, with its franchise operator Dallas Holdings in October 2023, in a bid to accelerate its expansion in the US. https://www.cityam.com/pret-a-manger-dumps-us-franchise-agreement-after-just-two-years/">[...]