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UK Restaurant Chain Shuts All 89 Sites After 45-Years with More Coming
Whitbread is shifting to hotel-based dining and aims to save £250 million as it closes standalone brands and cuts about 3,800 jobs.
- On Monday, September 7, 2026, the restaurant chain Brewers Fayre shuts its doors across the UK, including sites in Essex after more than 40 years on the high street.
- Whitbread announced the restructuring to achieve £250 million in savings, shifting toward an 'integrated food and beverage offer' that Dominic Paul, Whitbread CEO, said is 'highly popular with hotel guests'.
- The closure of 261 standalone restaurants, including Brewers Fayre and Beefeater brands, will result in 3,800 job cuts as the business pivots to a higher-margin, hotel-focused model.
- Following Brewers Fayre closures, all 106 Beefeater restaurants are scheduled to shut on Thursday, September 10, including The Haywain and Watermill locations.
- Whitbread intends to sell £1.5 billion in freehold properties to fund expansion, aiming to grow its Premier Inn hotel portfolio to 96,000 rooms by the 2031 financial year.
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