All Whitbread articles
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NewsPremier Inn owner Whitbread under pressure to split its business
Corvex Management has disclosed a 6% stake in Whitbread and called for a strategic review of the FTSE 100 company
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NewsWhitbread CEO: ‘All our industry is asking for is fair treatment’
Writing in The Times, Dominic Paul says increasing costs and taxes will affect where businesses like Whitbread put their money
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Analysis & InsightBusiness rates: ‘Stealth tax increases will push many hotels to breaking point’
As businesses continue to assess the impact of the budget on their balance sheets, hotels are learning they are some of the worst affected by changes to business rates, with a double whammy of tax hikes which will see bills rising 115% for the average hotel
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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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NewsCosta Coffee attracts smaller number of bids than expected
Stonegate Group and Popeyes owner TDR Capital is said to be among the reported bidders, however insiders diclosed the sale could fetch as little as £1.5bn
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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 confirms Christine Hodgson as chair
Hodgson, who is also chair of Severn Trent, replaces Adam Crozier, who will step down as chair and retire from the board on 1 September
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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 sells 38 branded restaurants as it continues with growth plan
UK F&B sales fell by 11%, in line with expectations, with Whitbread confident of exiting a further circa 60 branded restaurants, as planned, over the next 12 months.
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EventsFuture trends, AI, robotics and loyalty at Hostech 2025
Leading hospitality brands reveal the strategies, technologies and investment priorities shaping the future of guest experience next month
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NewsExecs vie to take chair role at Whitbread
Sky News reports Christine Hodgson, who chairs water company Severn Trent, and Andrew Martin, chair of the testing and inspection group Intertek, are the leading contenders for the Whitbread job
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NewsWhitbread F&B sales down 14% in Q3
The group said UK F&B sales were “in line with expectations” and reflected the impact of cost-cutting plans to close more than 200 restaurants
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NewsWhitbread takes on Joe Texeira as MD
Texeira, formerly CEO of Boparan Restaurant Group and MD at Greene King, will take responsibility for Whitbread’s Restaurants division
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NewsWhitbread accepts offers on 51 F&B sites
The accepted offers amount to a total consideration of £56m, and form part of the Premier Inn operator’s plans to exit 126 restaurants and convert 112 others into hotel rooms as it rationalises its F&B estate
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NewsNigel Sherwood swaps Waga for Whitbread
The experienced restaurant operator joins in Novembver as MD of Whitbread’s branded restaurant division, following plans to exit 126 restaurants and convert 112 into hotel rooms
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InterviewsWhitbread restaurant exit plan ‘bang on’ target
The group has seen interest for the majority of its 126 restaurant sites currently on the market, and remains pleased with progress, according to CEO Dominic Paul
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NewsUnion to hold demonstration at Whitbread AGM
Unite claims Whitbread has refused to consult with the union and answer questions on the redundancy process, following the group’s announcement to cut 1,500 jobs
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NewsWhitbread restaurants report slow first quarter
The Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator reported strong breakfast sales driven by high occupancy in hotels, but offset by softer trading in branded restaurants
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NewsWhitbread workers threaten group with legal action
Workers from the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, and Table Table brands have claimed poor consultation on planned job cuts and closures