All Whitbread articles – Page 2
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Whitbread reports continued trading momentum
The Premier Inn operator saw F&B sales remained down on pre-pandemic levels, despite strong like-for-like sales growth in Q3 FY23
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Dame Karen Jones appointed as Whitbread non-exec
Winner of MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year in 2022, Jones joins Whitbread’s board and remuneration committee
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Whitbread announces profits beyond pre-pandemic levels
The Premier Inn operator has reported a rise in profits in the first half of the 2023 financial year, with revenue up by 25% on H1 FY2020
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Whitbread announces £15m pay increases
The Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator’s pay package will support UK-based hourly-paid staff, in recognition of the increased in the cost of living
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Whitbread on its way to post-pandemic recovery
The Premier Inn operator announced a strong bounce back in food and beverage sales, alongside rising occupancy levels
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Whitbread’s Alison Brittain: I’m taking on Germany with Premier Inn
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Whitbread CEO Alison Brittain explains why the hotel chain is expanding rapidly in Germany
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F&B sales at Whitbread ‘slow to recover’
The Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator hopes the rollout of new menus and targeted marketing initiatives will drive an improvement in sales
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Whitbread CEO forgoes bonus over furlough row
Last year the FTSE 100 group came under fire over bonuses after it took £370m in furlough payments and business rates relief which it has not repaid
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Weekend Press
Whitbread kicks off hunt for new boss to replace Alison Brittain
Premier Inn’s FTSE 100 owner is preparing for its chief executive to step down after seven years, The Sunday Times reports
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Whitbread appoints CFO
Hemant Patel, who has been finance director at Whitbread for three years, takes over on 21 March 2022 from Nicholas Cadbury
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Whitbread sees F&B sales slide
Whitbread has reported a fall in total food and beverage sales of 11.1% during Q3 in a value pub and restaurant sector which “remains challenging”
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Whitbread 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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Whitbread FD to step down
Nicholas Cadbury is to leave after nine years as group finance director at Whitbread in spring 2022.
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Analysis & Insight
Lounges to lead outlet growth
Loungers is forecast to be the standout brand performer in terms of outlet growth within the branded pub & bar restaurant segment according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest ODI (Operator Data Index) analysis.
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Whitbread 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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Whitbread reports high demand in tourist areas
Whitbread has reported food and beverage sales were down 86.0% in Q1 FY22, reflecting the government’s lockdown restrictions that were in place for most of the period.
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Whitbread adds two Bar + Blocks to estate
Whitbread is to open two further Bar + Block venues, its high street steakhouse business, taking its portfolio to 17 sites.
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Whitbread banks on staycation summer
Whitbread is yet another business banking on a boom in staycations this summer to help it recover some of the £1bn loss it racked up last year.
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Whitbread makes £1bn loss
Whitbread, the hotel and restaurant operator, has reported a statutory loss before tax of £1bn, as revenue fell 71.5% to £589.4m during a year of lockdowns and restrictions.
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Whitbread announces reopening plan
Whitbread has announced the reopening plans of its 435 restaurants across the UK, including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Whitbread Inns, Cookhouse + Pub and Bar + Block.