All Beefeater articles
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OpinionTrailblazing Beefeater faces the chop
With owner Whitbread long ago losing interest in branded restaurants in favour of more proftiable hotels, it was surprising Beefeater and Brewers Fayre lasted as long as they did, their dependency on Premier Inn maintaining the brands on terminal life support
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NewsWhitbread: ‘Our branded restaurants have faced material challenge’
The group has blamed the impact of inflation and tax rises, combined with lower financial returns, for its decision to exit its branded restaurants division
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NewsWhitbread: New integrated offering offsets F&B sales dip
The Premier Inn operator has reported a 4% decline in its F&B sales in H1 FY26, in line with expectations as it removes its lower-returning branded restaurants
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NewsWhitbread appoints new non-exec
Jonathan Powell joins the operator of Beefeater and Brewers Fayre from his role as group CFO at The Sage Group
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NewsWhitbread F&B sales drop 16% in Q1
The Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and Bar+Block operator said the numbers were in line with expectations as it continues to rationalise its restaurant estate
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NewsWhitbread set to appoint Christine Hodgson as new chair
Hodgson, who served on the board of Ladbrokes Coral Group, will succeed Adam Crozier, who is expected to step down later this year after six years in the role
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NewsWhitbread exploring sale of restaurant brands
The FTSE100 business is understood to be exploring the potential sale of its Beefeater chain and its other restaurant brands in order to focus its efforts on its hotel chain Premier Inn.
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Itsu, Golf Fang, Beefeater and Roxy Lanes.
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NewsWhitbread rolls out plant-based dishes across estate
Whitbread has launched a range of new meat-free dishes across its 1,200 sites, including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and Bar + Block.
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NewsWhitbread adds to Beefeater pipeline
Whitbread is opening two new Beefeater restaurants, in Saffron Walden and Hamilton, Glasgow, at new-build Premier Inn properties.
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InterviewsM&B’s Bob Ivell: ‘I wouldn’t have wanted to do anything else’
Bob Ivell says he is often asked by friends why he hasn’t retired by now. For the Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) non-executive chairman, the answer is simple: ‘We have +1,700 of the best pubs and restaurants in the UK – why would I want to?’
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NewsWhitbread scraps £10 cap on industry discount
Whitbread has scrapped the £10 Eat Out to Help Out discount limit and will give guests 50% off the food bill and soft drinks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August. All its 750 restaurants, whose brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Whitbread Inns, Cookhouse + Pub and Bar + Block will have reopened by 5 August and all will participate without any cap on the 50% discount.
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NewsWhitbread to cut 250 jobs
Whitbread may cut 250 head office jobs as part of a proposed restructuring, the hotel and restaurant operator has announced.
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NewsWhitbread to open entire restaurant estate next month, joins Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Whitbread has announced that its entire restaurant estate will have reopened by the beginning of next month, and all sites will be taking part in the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsWhitbread to close restaurant estate
Whitbread is the latest hospitality giant to announce the temporary closure of its restaurant sites amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsSteve Gotham: Straddling the great wet vs dry divide
While there might be some disagreement over the extent the UK eating out market is over-supplied, there will be strong agreement that it is intensely competitive. It remains highly fragmented and contains an abundance of operators clamouring for consumers’ attention and spend. As such, skilful market positioning is essential.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: Turning up the heat and other NPD delights
New product development (NPD) is rightly recognised as a lifeblood for the eating out industry, and MCA’s Menu Tracker offers insights into the latest menu trends and influences across 150 leading operators. This review only serve as a taster, but the three courses have each been accompanied with three key summary insights.
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NewsWhitbread’s Grainne Allen on the next generation Beefeater
In a career spanning three decades, Grainne Allen has worked across all the major pillars of the food industry. What began as a placement year with Marks & Spencer turned into a full-time position as one of the retailer’s first graduate product developers.
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Analysis & InsightWhitbread F&B – some extra meat on the restaurant bones
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham asks why Whitbread is so shy about discussing its substantial restaurant and pub portfolio. He delves into the available data to see what can be gleaned about Whitbread’s F&B brands and their resonance with consumers
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BD Foods acquired by AAK
BD Foods, the UK foodservice company, has been acquired by AAK, the Swedish-Danish oil and fat producer.