Union slams hospitality firm over 'plans to cut 200 jobs in Scotland' A TRADE union has slammed a hospitality giant following reports of plans to axe 200 jobs in Scotland... The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2024
Workers at Premier Inn owner protest at AGM against plans to cut 1,500 jobs Unite union also considering employment tribunal claims for unfair dismissal against Whitbread The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
FTSE 100 Live 18 June: Hargreaves Lansdown surges on new bid, index higher The UK’s inflation rate today slowed to 2%, its lowest level in almost three years. Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024
France now ‘most unloved’ European stock market; Le Pen victory would push up French debt, warns Goldman Sachs – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
Beefeater owner threatened with legal action over plan for 1,500 job cuts Union claims Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, has not consulted properly with restaurant staff The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
My future is bleak: can I go on without the all-you-can-eat unlimited Premier Inn breakfast? With the chain selling off 126 restaurants, I’m worried. Will I be able to get the bottomless glasses of orange juice I need, asks writer Rich Pelley The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Premier Inn owner Whitbread to cut 1,500 jobs and shut 100-plus restaurants Moves come despite hospitality group reporting record profits and increasing returns to shareholders The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
£2 million converted pub in Stoke Newington with the bar still in the living room The property dates from the 1850s and was formerly the Earl of Warwick pub Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024
Premier Inn room rates soar as budget hotel era ‘evaporates’ Whitbread says average London room prices have jumped 30% to £112 amid influx of people to capital The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023
Premier Inn owner surpasses pre-Covid profits as travellers seek deals Whitbread beats analysts’ expectations, reporting £375m in pretax profits for year to 3 March The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Premier Inn owner Whitbread expects coronation boost after Westminster hotels sell out in 15 minutes The hotelier’s profits rocketed to above pre-pandemic levels last year Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023
FTSE 100 Live: ‘Unease is spreading across the banking sector again’; FTSE closes at 7,891.13 GSK, housebuilder Persimmon and the consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser are among the blue-chips updating investors today. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023
Bristol Premier Inn hotel could be replaced by huge tower blocks under proposed plans The hospitality chain’s parent firm Whitbread said it had decided to sell off the site due to the building’s age and maintenance costs Birmingham Post · Apr 19, 2023
City centre hotel to be demolished for what could be Bristol's tallest building It's the latest tower block plan for Bristol city centre Bristol Post · Apr 18, 2023
Birmingham Post · Jan 27, 2023 Premier Inn submits St Ives hotel plans for care home site The national chain’s parent company Whitbread said the £10m accommodation could create jobs and bring millions of pounds into the local economy
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023 UK pubs and restaurants toast festive sales surge despite cost pressures People felt confident to gather for first time since Covid according to Whitbread and Mitchells & Butlers
Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022 City centre hotel demolition to make way for new skyscraper with huge art piece A 38-storey student tower, 13-storey office block and nine-storey piece of artwork would replace the city centre Premier Inn
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022 Premier Inn owner warns of costs soaring by £60m because of inflation Hotel chain reports profits of more than £300m in first half of financial year
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022 Premier Inn expansion ‘helped by fast decline of smaller hotels’ The company said the independent hotels’ struggle for survival created a “favourable market backdrop” that provided “increased opportunity for Premier Inn to grow market share”.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022 Whitbread warns of £60m increase in costs due to inflation Premier Inn and restaurant chains owner reports profit bounceback to pre-Covid levels
Birmingham Post · Sep 27, 2022 Premier Inn unveils St Ives hotel plans for care home site The national chain said, if approved, the proposed hotel could create jobs and generate millions of pounds for the local economy
Manchester Evening News · Sep 23, 2022 Lost restaurant chains loved in Greater Manchester that sold £6 steaks and 1p pizzas These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago
Liverpool Echo · Sep 23, 2022 Lost restaurant chains we loved on Merseyside sold £6 steaks and 'Olympic breakfasts' These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago
Liverpool Echo · Sep 17, 2022 Lost 'all-you-can-eat buffet bonanza' that was a few miles from Liverpool Many will remember venturing to the popular chain
Nottingham Post · Jul 23, 2022 Restaurants and cafes where children can eat for free in summer holidays Many places are offering free or discounted meals