coronavirus pandemic.It told staff on Thursday it has started consultations which could impact more than one in 10 roles.The move comes a week after rival Pret A Manger revealed it was slashing 2,800 roles as part of a restructure of its UK business.Costa closed nearly all of its 2,700 UK stores for six weeks during the pandemic but had now reopened around 2,400 sites.The Coca Cola-owned chain said trade is "returning" after being boosted by the Government's VAT reduction on food and non-alcoholic drinks and the recent Eat Out to Help Out scheme.However, it said the proposed job cuts had been driven by "high levels of uncertainty as to when trade will recover to pre-Covid levels".Neil Lake, managing director for Costa Coffee UK and Ireland,.
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