It appears the highstreet chain where just 1 in 50 employees are British has been caught up in another scandal using work experience teenagers and paying them in food.
Now exposed they are agreeing to pay the going wage rates.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/25/pret-a-manger-to-pay-work-experience-recruits-after-criticism-of-unpaid-scheme
Pret a Manger has said it will now pay hundreds of teenagers it plans to hire this summer, after campaigners criticised the company for offering work experience roles for free food but no pay.