http://www.london-blog.de/2005/10/11/chocolate-cake/ Fri, 18 May 2012 11:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.london-blog.de/2005/10/11/chocolate-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Hanno Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:48:30 +0000 http://www.london-blog.de/?p=45#comment-555 now, that's very useful and informative. thanks, i do appreciate it! so, no franchise then, but chain. that's all i needed to say ;) now, that’s very useful and informative. thanks, i do appreciate it! so, no franchise then, but chain. that’s all i needed to say ;)

]]> http://www.london-blog.de/2005/10/11/chocolate-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Nicole ::NEW:: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:29:44 +0000 http://www.london-blog.de/?p=45#comment-554 Pret is still an organic-food chain, but it's no more a Franchise. I had the chance to meet Julian and Sinclair (both founders and owners) and they are exactly like their food: LOVELY! They knew each other at college and became friends (...more than friends, actually...). Later they started with a small sandwich-shop in Victoria in 1986 and when their business grew up (organic food wasn't so popular) they had the Franchise idea. They were making tons of money so they wanted to buy back all shops. There are about 150 Pret shop at the moment (some of them in NYC and Hong Kong, too) but only one shop is still franchising. It's the one in 63 Tottenham Court Road, which is owned by Mr Warren Grant... End of gossip ;-) Nicole Pret is still an organic-food chain, but it’s no more a Franchise. I had the chance to meet Julian and Sinclair (both founders and owners) and they are exactly like their food: LOVELY! They knew each other at college and became friends (...more than friends, actually…). Later they started with a small sandwich-shop in Victoria in 1986 and when their business grew up (organic food wasn’t so popular) they had the Franchise idea. They were making tons of money so they wanted to buy back all shops. There are about 150 Pret shop at the moment (some of them in NYC and Hong Kong, too) but only one shop is still franchising. It’s the one in 63 Tottenham Court Road, which is owned by Mr Warren Grant… End of gossip ;-)
Nicole

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