Pret A Manger will be opening the doors to its third vegetarian-only outlet next Wednesday, 11 October.
The shop, located on Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell, will join the two existing Veggie Pret shops on Broadwick Street in Soho, and Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch. The Exmouth Market location is the first shop to open exclusively as a Veggie Pret, and not on an existing Pret site.
The store will open with seven new veggie and vegan menu items, including Beans & Avocado Power Pot (pictured), Mushroom Florentine Toasted Tortilla, Halloumi, Red Pepper & Basil Toastie, Ragu & Red Pepper Hot Wrap, and Sweet Potato, Coconut & Cashew Flat Bread. The menu will launch in the Soho and Shoreditch Veggie Pret shops from 11 October.
The Veggie Pret concept began life as a poll on Pret CEO, Clive Schlee’s blog in July 2015. He had noticed sales of Pret’s vegetarian products growing, so asked customers what they wanted to see next. Over 10,000 people voted, and Pret opened a veggie pop-up in Soho in June 2016, before making it permanent in September 2016. A second Veggie Pret opened in Shoreditch in April 2017.