Whitbread will shut Brewers Fayre sites on September 7, with all its Beefeater restaurants closing on September 10.

Investors were disappointed with the weak earnings posted by Whitbread plc ( LON:WTB ). However, our analysis suggests...

The company plans to pause buybacks as part of a major strategic overhaul to boost returns.

Whitbread (LON:WTB) management used its full-year FY2026 results presentation to outline a new five-year plan aimed at improving margins, reducing capital intensity and increasing shareholder returns, following a board-led strategic review that examined alternative business models. Group Chief Exec

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut 3,800 jobs as it blamed Rachel Reeves’s tax raids for driving up its costs.

The owner of hotel chain Premier Inn has announced plans to cut 3,800 jobs, blaming higher costs, as part of an overhaul of its restaurants. As many as 12.6% of its 30,000 workforce in the UK and Ireland are facing the axe as the company points to the higher costs of employing staff. The company, Whitbread, also owns food brands Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Bar and Block, Cookhouse and Pub, Thyme bar and grill and Table Table.

Whitbread said it wanted to save money in light of cost pressures coming from business rates and national insurance contributions.

FTSE 100 up 165 points to 10,378 Bank of England holds rates Oil prices surge to over $120 a barrel DCC rejects takeover offer from US private equity consortium Rolls-Royce, Unilever, Whitbread, UU, Persimmon report 5.18pm: FTSE gains The FTSE 100 finished Thursday’s session...