Pret’s five-coffees-a-day subscription rises to £30 a month

Chain raises price amid' ‘inflationary challenges’ but adds in 10% off food, as part of Club Pret rebrand

Pret a Manger is upping the cost of its subscription service by a fifth – but adding a 10% discount on food and snacks alongside free drinks to the offer from Wednesday – as the sandwich chain warns that the “inflationary challenge” remains.

Its chief executive, Pano Christou, said Pret a Manger may have to put wages up again this year – after a 19% rise in the past year – amid stiff competition for workers.