Whitbread - Hospitality

Whitbread pumps £15m into staff pay rises

10-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub, restaurant and hotel firm Whitbread has laid out a pay support package in a bid to help its UK-based hourly paid employees tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

Brewers Fayre to open first site in 5 years

20-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Whitbread’s family pub brand, Brewers Fayre, has announced its first opening in five years with the launch of a new site, the Willen Dragon, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Whitbread sales 'approaching pre-pandemic' levels

15-Jun-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Whitbread has announced its food and beverage sales recovered throughout FY22 and are approaching pre-pandemic levels, with like-for-like (lfl) sales 566.5% ahead vs FY22 but 7.6% behind vs FY20.

Whitbread share top tips for success with vegan dishes

17-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Chris Seaby, head of food and beverage development at Whitbread, who joined the pub restaurant and hotel operator last year after 26 years at retailer M&S, offers tips on plant-based food and shares insights on Whitbread’s Veganuary offer

Whitbread menus to feature plant-based 'Garden Gourmet' dishes

22-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

In January 2021 45% of meat-eaters aged 25 to 34 had cut down their meat consumption, research by Mintel showed, and the number of Brits adopting a vegan diet in 2020 skyrocketed by 40%, according to Finder, showing the demand for plant-based dishes has...

Property round-up

Big Drop, NWTC, Whitbread, Purity and Prospect Pubs & Bars plot on-trade expansions

16-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Brewers, national hospitality firms and regional operators alike have provided updates on estate growth plans over the past week.

Jobs round-up

JDW and Whitbread job cuts, new Diageo and Drake & Morgan hires

21-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

The latest pub sector job and people move news includes updates from Greene King, JD Wetherspoon, Whitbread, Diageo and Drake & Morgan.

Whitbread cuts 1,500 jobs

15-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The parent company of Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Premier Inn confirmed 1,500 job losses in its latest trading update – just over 4% of its 36,000 staff.

Whitbread could halve job cuts

12-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

The operator behind Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn may significantly reduce redundancy plans following the extension of the furlough scheme and vaccine breakthrough.

Whitbread ‘well placed’ in the UK despite pandemic losses

27-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

The operator behind brands such as Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn has revealed a swing from £219.9m in pre-tax profit to a statutory loss of £724.7m in its interim first half results for the 2021 financial year.

Jobs round-up

Job protection update imminent, JDW and Whitbread redundancy plans, The Alchemist’s ‘Culture Shock’

24-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

As the Government prepares to address the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme's expiry, nationwide operators JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and Whitbread announced redundancy plans and the Portman Group announced the appointment of a new chair.

Hospitality giant launches Cookhouse and Pub trial

06-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

Hotel, coffee-shop and restaurant operator Whitbread has launched its newest brand, Cookhouse and Pub, in the hope of redefining the UK’s pub-dining experience.

Coffee shop ‘slowdown’ is massive opportunity for pubs

27-Apr-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Suggestions that coffee shops will eventually outnumber pubs could be blown out of the water following Whitbread’s announcement it will reduce its Costa high street estate by up to 10%.

Whitbread to launch first city centre Beefeater in 'evolved' format in Birmingham

18-Dec-2015 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread, operator of Premier Inn and Costa, is set to launch an evolved version of its Beefeater pub restaurant format in Birmingham city centre next year, M&C has learnt.

Prices, and when to put them up - the big issue in the trade

15-Sep-2015 By Kate Nicholls

Pricing - it has been the number one topic of discussion amongst the retailers I have met over the past week.

Whitbread creates new pub brand Whitbread Inns

21-Aug-2014 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Leisure group Whitbread has launched a new pub brand called Whitbread Inns.

M&B and Whitbread employees shortlisted for Women 1st Shine Awards

08-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Mitchells & Butlers manager and two Whitbread employees have been shortlisted in this year’s Women 1st Shine Awards.

Whitbread lfls grow 4.3%

10-Dec-2013 By John Harrington

Whitbread, the leisure group, has reported a 4.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 28 November.

Whitbread sees slowdown in growth in Q2

10-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Whitbread, the leisure operator, saw a slowdown in growth in the second quarter of its financial year, with total like-for-likes in the 11 weeks to 15 August up 2.1% against a 2.6% increase across the half-year.

Whitbread aiming for 10 new sites per year

08-May-2013 By John Harrington

Whitbread hopes to open around 10 pub-restaurants per year over the next five years, and will continue to focus on joint sites next to its hotels, finance director Nicholas Cadbury has said.

The Big Interview: Paul Flaum, Whitbread Restaurants

26-Mar-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Paul Flaum, MD of Whitbread Restaurants, talks to Lesley Foottit about managing a company from the bottom up and why he is passionate about customers.

Horsemeat Scandal: Suppliers continue with tests following Whitbread contamination

19-Feb-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Two companies - Brakes and Paragon Quality Foods - which supplied contaminated food to pub restaurant operator Whitbread are continuing with tests on their beef products.

Horsemeat scandal: Whitbread confirms horsemeat in beef products

15-Feb-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Whitbread, the pub restaurant group, has confirmed that traces of horsemeat have been found in selected beef burger and meat lasagne products.

Horsemeat scandal: Brakes confirmed as supplier of Whitbread contaminated meat lasagne

15-Feb-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Brakes, the major pub food supplier, is recalling a Brakes brand lasagne following news that traces of horsemeat DNA were found in products it supplied to Whitbread.

Pubcos pulled up for poor hygiene standards

04-Jan-2013 By Lesley Foottit

A tabloid hygiene investigation has named and shamed some of the biggest UK pub operators.

Whitbread brands drive healthy results

11-Dec-2012 By M&C Report

Whitbread has reported a 3.3% increase in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 29 November, driven by a strong performance from Costa.

Whitbread trials new look for Beefeater at three sites

20-Sep-2012 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread is trialling a new look for its Beefeater pub-restaurant brand, which includes a new menu and pink cow logo, at three sites across the country.

Whitbread reports 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales in second quarter

06-Sep-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Whitbread, the leisure group, has reported a 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to 16 August, driven by a 5.7% rise in sales across its Costa Coffee estate and a 4.9% increase in sales through its 389-strong pub restaurant division.

Whitbread brings in food supremo from Wagamama

26-Jun-2012 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread has made a further move to strengthen the food offer across its c.390-strong pub-restaurant estate, with the appointment of its first food director, Ronald Lento.

Whitbread reports a 2.6% increase in like-for-like sales

26-Apr-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Whitbread has reported a 2.6% increase in like-for-like sales for the year to 1 March 2012, on the back of continued growth at Costa Coffee, but said that trading had been variable during the year and that it expected that trend to continue.

Whitbread to meet FY expectations

13-Dec-2011 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread, the owner of Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, said this morning that it was on track to meet full-year expectations, as it reported a rise in like-for-like sales across all its divisions for the 13 weeks to 1 December, but warned that trading continued...

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