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Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries will open outlets across the country under a franchise deal.

Reliance Industries announced on Thursday a franchise partnership with Pret A Manger to launch and build the British sandwich and coffee chain in India, marking the company's foray into the booming food and beverage industry.

The first outlet would open in Mumbai before March 2023

THE hugely popular British high street sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger is to open outlets across Spain and could change the way Spaniards eat

Massive expansion. Last September, Pret set out plans to double the size of its business within five years and launch into five new markets by the end of 2023.

The coffee and sandwich chain has said it plans to open 20 new stores on the island over the next decade, with the first to open in Dublin this summer.

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Bread A Manger was set up during the Covid lockdown in Bermondsey, south-east London, by bakers Fouad Saber and Bertrand Kerleo - after their previous companies were ruined by pandemic.

Fewer workers returning to the office and a shift to hybrid working have caused the owners of Pret A Manger to warn it could come under significant financial pressure.

Trade in the coffee chain’s stores, however, is back up to 93% of pre-pandemic levels