Pret A Manger stores to have full ingredient labels
The move follows the chain’s allergy plan announced earlier this year.
Pret A Manger’s 391 UK shops will have full ingredient labels on all freshly-made products by the end of this week, the company announced.
The initiative will see all of Pret’s sandwiches, salads, baguettes and soups are now labelled on pack each day with a full list of ingredients, with the 14 EU declarable allergens highlighted in bold.
This, the chain says, was supported by new labelling technology and a “comprehensive” training programme for over 9,000 staff.
The roll-out followed a pilot in two shops in London Victoria in the wake of last year’s inquest into the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse in 2016.
Since November, Pret says it has labelled over 30 million products, using individual recipe cards and new tablets to keep a record of each product that leaves the kitchen.
The initiative also follows Pret’s allergy plan, designed to help customers with allergies get the “best possible” information about their menu items.
