Whitbread

Black and White Hospitality appoints new managing director

UK-based hospitality business has appointed a new managing director to head up its franchising division. Founded by chairman and CEO…

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Coca-Cola to acquire Costa Coffee from Whitbread for £3.9bn

Coca-Cola is to buy the coffee chain Costa from Whitbread in a £3.9bn deal. Whitbread, which acquired the brand in…

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Whitbread to cut 250 management jobs in restaurant business

Whitbread is set to cull 250 management roles from its restaurants business in a bid to make the company more…

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Personal information of job applicants leaked in Costa Coffee data breach

The parent company of Costa Coffee, Whitbread, has been the subject of a data breach which has seen personal information…

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Woman chokes to death at Beefeater pub

A woman has choked to death in a Beefeater pub in Scunthorpe, it is not known whether the woman was…

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Costa Coffee sales dip 2% in Q1

Coffee chain Costa has reported a fall in like-for-like sales at the start of the year, blaming a lack of…

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Greene King says self supply water has ‘exceeded expectations’

Pub chain Greene King has said that its self supply water has “exceeded expectations” following the company’s pioneering application for…

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Private equity firms flirting with Costa Coffee

A group of private equity firms are attempting to purchase Costa Coffee, despite owner Whitbread’s desire to float it on…

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Greggs shares sliced after bad weather and high street woes

Shares in Greggs have dropped 13% in the wake of disappointing sales figures following bad weather in March. The bakery…

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Whitbread to split Costa Coffee off into separate firm

Whitbread has announced that it will spin off the Costa Coffee brand into a separate business of its own as…

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