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By Taz Ali & Kirsty Feerick

Pret A Manger plans to reopen Scottish stores for delivery and takeaway next week

Pret A Manger is set to open Scottish Stores for delivery and takeaway from next week.

The popular cafe chain is opening it's doors back up in Glasgow and Edinburgh from May 11 along with 71 other stores.

It comes after the coronavirus sent the country into lockdown closing bars and restaurants.

Now the shops will run at reduced hours with social distancing making customers queue at least two meters apart.

Each shop will also be fitted with Perspex screens at the tills, while restrictions will be in place on the number of customers allowed in the stores.

Hungry customers will be provided with hand sanitiser, while members of staff will be offered face coverings.

Employees in branches due to reopen have undergone a "thorough interview to ensure that they are fit to return to work", Pret said, while those living with anyone who is vulnerable will not be permitted to return.

With 30 stores already reopened, a further 71 shops will follow from Monday, including cafes in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.

It will bring the total number of reopened shops to over 100.

The high street chain confirmed it is also widening its distribution of unsold food to homeless charities.

In a blog post addressed to customers, Pret chief executive Pano Christou said: "It's been fantastic to see so many of you respecting the changes we've made, and we're extremely grateful for your ongoing support."

It comes after KFC announced it is reopening 80 more restaurants for deliveries across the UK this week, taking its total to 100 by Monday.

McDonald's said 15 restaurants will reopen from 11am next Wednesday, while Burger King said it hopes to open at least 350 of its restaurants by the end of June as part of a staggered reopening after the lockdown.

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