Pret A Manger to Buy Eat and Switch Shops to Vegetarian Food

U.K. sandwich chain Pret A Manger agreed to buy rival cafe brand Eat and plans to say goodbye to the BLT at many of its shops.

Pret said it will remove meat from some of Eat’s outlets, which compete to serve breakfast and lunch to London office workers, in response to growing demand for vegetarian and vegan fare. The move follows a surge in the shares of another sandwich chain, Greggs Plc, after it introduced a plant-based version of its signature sausage roll.