Whitbread sells 34 Beefeaters
30-Apr-2003
Whitbread Restaurants, which operates the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre pub restaurant chains, has revealed that it has sold 34 of the 51 Beefeater...
The widespread appeal of Beefeater
31-Jan-2003
A pack of managed pub companies including Greene King, Noble House and Spirit Group are bidding for the discarded Beefeater sites.The large-scale...
Whitbread to go ahead with sale of unwanted Beefeaters
16-Jan-2003
by Mike Bennett Whitbread has confirmed it's to sell a fifth of its ageing Beefeater pub/restaurant chain a total of51 sites. Another seven are...
W&DB names new P&P chief
27-May-2002
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has appointed Mike Dowell, previously Costa Coffee managing director, to take the helm at Pitcher &...
Whitbread plans European foray
01-May-2002
Whitbread is close to disposing of its troubled Pelican high street restaurants and is poised to move into mainland Europe.The announcements came as...
Cooking up a storm - Whitbread's first Design a Dish competition
17-Apr-2002
Trainee chefs have been put through their paces in Whitbread's first Design a Dish competition. Phil Mellows reportsFor all the charm, skill, glamour...
Whitbread's Vaux plans are attacked
11-Mar-2002
The former boss of the Vaux brewery has spoken out against plans to build a giant supermarket on the site.Frank Nicholson, who fought to keep the...
Noble House to buy Whitbread pubs
24-Oct-2001
Noble House Leisure, the private pub group run by Robert Breare (pictured), has confirmed it will buy 44 pub-restaurants from Whitbread. The deal,...
Whitbread to sell Pelican Group
16-Oct-2001
Whitbread is likely to off-load its Pelican group of 200 restaurants, comprising mainly the Cafe Rouge and Bella Pasta chains, because of ailing...
What the Sunday papers say - September 02
03-Sep-2001
Mail on SundayWhitbread has put 34 of its Brewers Fayre restaurants up for sale as part of an attempt to sort out its empire of cafés and...
Whitbread considers more disposals
06-Aug-2001
Whitbread is now believed to be considering a sell-off of many of its restaurants only months after selling all of its pubs.According to media...
A round-up of June's business headlines
04-Jul-2001
Bids & Deals: A round-up of City and Business news which hit the headlines in June 2001Pubmaster prepares to target shareholders after launching...
Laurel unveils plans for Whitbread's leased and managed pubs
03-Jun-2001
The new Laurel Pub Company, created out of Whitbread's pub estate, is to drop brands such as Dome and Casa as part of a major restructuring.It has...
Small brewers' access in peril
06-Jun-2000
Campaigners have stepped up their fight to help smaller brewers as the number of pubs offering guest beers is set to plummet.The £400million sale of...
Quiet yet excellent year for Whitbread
17-Nov-1997
Whitbread has had a quiet year, but last week unveiled excellent results.Apart from some recent fuss over Whitbread Pub Partnerships, Whitbread has...