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Does Pret A Manger support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-30

Yes — Pret A Manger has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

Filed under: Fast food & restaurant chains · Coffee chains & brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

Honest verdict: no donations, and Pret is not in Israel. The only documented Israel record is a franchise plan that failed: a 2022 master licence to Fox Group and Yarzin Sella for around 40 shops, cancelled under force majeure on 31 May 2024 before a single shop opened, with about £3 million paid to Fox to settle. Pret blamed war-related travel restrictions; the Palestine Solidarity Campaign claimed the reversal as a boycott victory, while pro-Israel groups protested outside Pret shops over what they called a cave-in — so the same act is read in opposite directions, and Pret itself has taken no public side. A separate claim circulating online concerns Pret's majority owner, JAB Holding, and the Reimann family's Alfred Landecker Foundation: that foundation is a family philanthropic vehicle focused on Holocaust remembrance and countering antisemitism, and any giving by it is an act of the owners' foundation, not of Pret A Manger. As a privately held UK company Pret publishes no US filings and no charitable-grant data, so absence of recorded donations here reflects both our searches and genuine limits on public disclosure.

The Canary — PSC claims victory as Pret abandons plans for 40 stores in Israel Yahoo News / Telegraph — Pret a Manger faces protest over 'cave-in' to boycott campaign The Witness — Pret A Manger boycott-guide entry

Timeline of documented support

202320242022 — Partnership: Fox Group (Fox-Wizel Ltd.) and Yarzin Sella Group, Israel — franchise partnersPartnership20222024-05 — Government contract: Fox Group (Fox-Wizel Ltd.), Israel — contractual compensationGovernment contract2024-05

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Partnership2022—Fox Group (Fox-Wizel Ltd.) and Yarzin Sella Group, Israel — franchise partners
Signed a 10-year master franchise agreement in 2022 with Israeli retail group Fox (Fox-Wizel) and hospitality operator Yarzin Sella to open about 40 Pret shops in Israel by 2033, with a flagship planned at Tel Aviv Port. Pret A Manger itself was the licensor; the shops were to be owned and run by the Israeli franchisees. The agreement ended before any shop opened: Pret invoked a force majeure clause on 31 May 2024 (disclosed by Fox to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange), so the relationship is listed here with that end date.
Government contract2024-05-31—Fox Group (Fox-Wizel Ltd.), Israel — contractual compensation
Agreed to pay Israel's Fox Group about £3 million (roughly $4 million) in compensation for walking away from the Israeli franchise, with a settlement term that any Pret entry into Israel within the following 36 months would have to involve Fox. Attribution matters: this was a contractual break payment to a commercial counterparty, not a donation to Israel or to any Israeli cause, and it accompanied Pret's exit rather than an investment. Pret publicly attributed the withdrawal to travel restrictions from the Iron Swords war — "our teams have not been able to conduct the checks and training needed to set up Pret in a new market" — and did not cite the UK boycott campaign that the Palestine Solidarity Campaign claimed as a victory.

Frequently asked questions

Did Pret A Manger donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Pret A Manger has documented support of other kinds (Partnership, Government contract). See the records on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 7 distinct sources are cited for Pret A Manger. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-30

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