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UK pub restaurant chain to close all 32 sites in the coming days - see the full list
Whitbread said the move will cut about 3,800 jobs and replace many closed restaurants with sites inside Premier Inn hotels.
- Whitbread announced the closure of all standalone restaurant brands, including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Bar + Block, Table Table, and Cookhouse + Pub, to focus on its Premier Inn hotel operations.
- Chief executive Dominic Paul stated the restructuring will transform Whitbread into a higher-margin, pure-play hotel business while saving £250 million over five years.
- The restructuring impacts 261 sites across the UK and Ireland, resulting in approximately 3,800 job losses representing 12 per cent of the company's 30,000-strong workforce.
- While many branded locations close permanently on Thursday, September 3, Queensway Inns has agreed to acquire 53 of the shuttered sites to relaunch them as a new chain.
- Management is attempting to redeploy staff where possible, though loyalty programs including Beefeater's concluded on August 31, marking the final phase of legacy operations.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukDiners have days left as Oxfordshire restaurant set to close next week
Whitbread is undergoing a major restructure with restaurants closing in the coming days, including one in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
·Oxford, United Kingdom
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