Whitbread

Whitbread launches new pub format to trade alongside Premier Inn

06-Nov-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Whitbread - the hospitality behemoth behind Costa, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre - has launched a new pub brand in Oldbury, West Midlands.

Whitbread to open flagship Bar & Block at King's Cross

09-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

Whitbread is to open a flagship branch of its steak-focused all-day dining restaurant Bar & Block at London's King's Cross. 

Whitbread enters food-to-go sector with 49% stake in Pure

04-May-2016 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread has made a move into the UK’s food­-to-­go sector with the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in London based company, Healthy Retail Ltd, trading as ‘Pure’, for £6.8m.

Whitbread invests further in Premier Inn

21-Aug-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Whitbread is investing in its Premier Inn chain to keep the quality of the buildings and bedrooms to a high standard. 

Whitbread chief exec to depart ahead of Costa and Premier Inn expansion

28-Apr-2015 By Sophie Witts

The chief executive of Whitbread has announced his plans to leave the company, as the operator set out its five year expansion plans for Premier Inn and Costa today (28 April).

Costa trials zero-energy 'eco-pod' restaurant

14-Apr-2015 By Sophie Witts

Costa has opened a zero-energy ‘eco-pod’ coffee shop at Wrekin Retail Park in Telford.

Sandra Kelly of Whitbread on plugging the skills gap in hospitality

23-Jan-2015 By Emma Eversham

Sandra Kelly, head of education at Whitbread, suggests ways the hospitality sector can best address its skills shortage.

​Whitbread FY lfls up 4.2%

29-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Whitbread has reported a 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 27 February, with growth accelerating in the second half.

Whitbread raises its Premier Inn expansion targets

01-May-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The UK’s largest hotel and restaurants company Whitbread has outlined ambitious expansion plans and growth milestones for 2018 after delivering double-digit growth in sales, profit and dividend for the financial year to 28 February.

Whitbread to boost food standards after horsemeat scandal as sales growth slows

26-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Whitbread, which owns the Premier Inn, Beefeater and Costa Coffee chains, saw a 12.9 per cent sales growth in the 50 weeks to 14 February 2013, and the company is now launching a full investigation into its meat supply chain after falling foul of the...

Horsemeat Scandal spreads to Sodexo & Burger Manufacturing Company

22-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Catering giant Sodexo and restaurant and pub supplier Burger Manufacturing Company (BMC) are the latest businesses to fall foul of the horsemeat scandal after some of their products have tested positive for equine DNA.

Horsemeat scandal: Whitbread makes ‘shocking’ discovery

15-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operator, Whitbread, has found horsemeat in its lasagne and beef burger products that were reportedly sold in Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater Grill and Table Table outlets.

Whitbread changes suppliers over horsemeat concerns

22-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operator, Whitbread, has been forced to remove thousands of burgers from some of its menus after a supplier embroiled in the horsemeat scandal couldn't guarantee its quality.

Behind the scenes at Whitbread’s Food & Beverage Skills Academy

09-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

In an industry where staff training is paramount, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operator Whitbread is leading the pack, having set up a number of Food and Beverage Skills Academies across the UK in a bid to improve the abilities and brand awareness...

Restaurants begin phasing out 2-for-1 deals in bid to break discount bind

12-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

High street restaurants are moving away from two-for-one discount deals in favour of vouchers offering smaller reductions available for more limited periods – could this be the first sign of a break in the ‘discount bind’?