Customer fury as Pret refuses to reverse ‘frankenchicken’ broken pledge despite social media storm
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NewsUKHome NewsCustomer fury as Pret refuses to reverse ‘frankenchicken’ broken pledge despite social media stormThousands of people boycott stores over ‘broken promise’ to end use of birds that suffer chronic pain and heart failureJane Dalton Thursday 23 July 2026 16:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3019847","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pret-frankenchicken-sandwich-social-media-animal-welfare-b3019847.html","title":"Customer fury as Pret refuses to reverse ‘frankenchicken’ broken pledge"}}open image in…
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