Pret a Manger CEO handed near-£4m bonus in year staff pay was cut

Pano Christou also given 27% salary rise in 2021 as chain took more than 50m in government support

Pret a Manger handed a near-4m share bonus and 27% salary rise to its chief executive in the same year it cut staff pay and took more than 50m in government support via furlough and business rates relief.

The coffee shop chain paid Pano Christou 4.2m in the year to the end of December 2021, including a 400,000 salary, according to accounts for its main holding company.