Whitbread adds to Beefeater pipeline

Whitbread is opening two new Beefeater restaurants, in Saffron Walden and Hamilton, Glasgow, at new-build Premier Inn properties.

Bringing the steakhouse brand to 174 restaurants, in Glasgow the 182-cover site will feature a restaurant, bar and garden with an additional 16 covers, whilst Saffron Walden has 102-covers.

Between May and August, Whitbread will have opened seven new restaurants across its Beefeater, Bar + Block and Cookhouse + Pub brands, alongside 15 new and extended hotels.

Rebecca Donaldson for Whitbread Restaurants, comments: “We are investing to win this financial year as we recover from the pandemic and continue to grow and innovate our market leading brands. We’re very excited to be growing our Beefeater brand, alongside Premier Inn, with our newest openings in Glasgow and Saffron Walden.”