Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector

Pret A Manger opens first shop in Ireland

RTE – 26.08.2022

British food chain Pret A Manger has opened its first shop in Dublin as part of a planned expansion into the Irish market. The company has more than 450 outlets in the UK as well as premises across Europe, North America and Asia. It plans to open 20 shops on the island of Ireland over the next decade, creating 500 jobs in the process.

A lot of dough - Krispy Kreme's Irish revenues surge to €134,326 a week

RTE -  31.08.2022

The Krispy Kreme business last year recorded weekly revenues of €134,326 as the doughnut maker expanded its business and recovered from the early phases of the Covid-19 pandemic. New accounts filed by Krispy Kreme Ireland Ltd show revenues surged by 51% to €6.98m on the back of a new a store opening at the Pavillions Shopping Centre at Swords in north Dublin last November.