Over 110 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites to reopen across UK

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 09:36 · Archive

Over 110 former Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants closed by Whitbread in September are being reopened by two hospitality groups. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn, shut more than 261 sites in September as part of a company overhaul, resulting in approximately 3,800 job losses.

Queensway Inns has purchased 53 locations to be transformed into a new line of 'value pubs', with more than 900 staff potentially transferred into new roles. Common Table Group has acquired 57 Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse-branded sites, alongside one Premier Inn hotel. The sites will remain restaurants with diners and hotel guests able to order from an all-day food and drink menu.

Thomas Anderson, founder of Rodeo Doughnuts, is leading Common Table Group. He said: 'Our priority is to get the sites back open and trading as soon as possible. We're building an entrepreneurial business with a local feel, where our teams are empowered to make decisions and shape each venue around the people and communities it serves.' The first reopenings are planned for mid-November, with more than 700 new jobs expected to be created across all sites.

How it is being reported

• Over 110 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants reopening across UK – all the locations confirmed so farOver 110 locations across the UK have been saved from permanent closure, after being bought out by two hospitality groupsThe Mirror · 12 Oct, 09:19
• Brewers Fayre and Beefeater reopening 110 restaurants across UK – full listThe re-openings are expected to start as soon as posssible, with one scheduled for next month.Daily Express · 12 Oct, 08:23

In this story: Whitbread · Brewers Fayre · Beefeater · Queensway Inns · Common Table Group · Premier Inn · Thomas Anderson · United Kingdom

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