Whitbread
Coverage focuses on the strategy, financial performance, and brand operations of one of the UKโs largest hospitality groups, including updates on Premier Inn, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and other formats. Reporting includes estate development, leadership changes, digital initiatives, and trading performance, offering key insights for operators tracking large-scale group models and branded food and accommodation offers.
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Apr- 2019 -24 AprilRestaurants
James Spragg appointed Casual Dining Group CEO
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of c.280 mid-market restaurant brands including Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge, has announced the appointment of James Spragg, currently chief operating officer, to the position of chief executive officer, effective from 29 April. Spragg has extensive experience in the restaurant and leisure…
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17 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Over 100 Whitbread jobs face axe following Costa sale
Around 100 jobs are expected to be cut at the head office of Whitbread following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca Cola for ยฃ3.9bn. According to reports by The Times, a consultation involving around 10% of the companyโs head office staff was expected to be concluded this month, however…
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Feb- 2019 -27 FebruaryNews
Bar + Block Steakhouse opens first Northern Ireland site
Whitbreadโs contemporary high street steak brand, Bar + Block Steakhouse is set to open three new restaurants, with the first opening in Bristol on 23 April, followed by the first Northern Ireland site in Belfast on 24 April and Reading scheduled for mid-2019. This takes the groupโs portfolio up to…
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Jan- 2019 -8 JanuaryRestaurants
Whitbread to launch Bar + Block steakhouse in Wimbledon
Whitbread is set to launch its eighth Bar + Block Steakhouse following its roll-out in Nottingham, Aldgate and Leamington Spa in 2018. On 8 February, the new steak-focused all-day casual dining restaurant will open on The Broadway in Wimbledon, London. Bar + Block Wimbledon will be a 302-square metre, 156…
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7 JanuaryBeverages
Whitbreadโs Costa sale to Coca-Cola given green light
Whitbreadโs sale of Costa to Coca-Cola has been cleared by the EU, the clearance means the ยฃ3.9bn deal is expected to be completed this month. The sale of Costa will see a ยฃ500m share buyback programme triggered which will see โa significant majority of the net proceeds to shareholdersโ. The…
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Nov- 2018 -1 NovemberBusiness
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 Nick Taplin, Black and White Hospitality, whose main shareholder is Marco Pierre White, has now on taken on board Brandie Deignan. Deignan will now oversee the growth of the group’s…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustCafes and Coffee Shops
Coca-Cola to acquire Costa Coffee from Whitbread for ยฃ3.9bn
Coca-Cola is to buy the coffee chain Costa from Whitbread in a ยฃ3.9bn deal. Whitbread, which acquired the brand in 1995 for ยฃ19m when it had only 39 outlets, had intended to spin off the chain as a separate business but the transaction was unanimously agreed by the Whitbread board…
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Jul- 2018 -6 JulyBusiness
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 โefficient and effectiveโ. It is understood that the decision has not been prompted by the companyโs decision to demerge from Costa, which was announced in April. The decision to make…
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3 JulyApps & Technology
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 of job candidates exposed. A cyber attack was carried out on Whitbreadโs recruitment agency, PageUp, potentially leaving data including home address, email address, telephone number, maiden name, date of birth,…
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Jun- 2018 -28 JuneRestaurants
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 a local or a guest at the adjoining Premier Inn hotel. Emergency services were called to The Anchor pub yesterday afternoon, after an initial call was made to the ambulance…
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