500 new Pret jobs for British youth?

Despite the downturn sandwich chain Pret A Manger has buttered up a +17% rise in 2012 profits, to £61.1m. Pret now says it will create 500 new UK jobs this year.

Recently the private-equity owned chain fended off accusations by Boris Johnson that Pret favoured non-Brits, claiming fewer British nationals applied for job posts in big cities. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%