New group to reopen 57 former Whitbread restaurant sites
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 17:14 · Archive
Common Table Group has purchased 57 former Whitbread restaurants to reopen them, creating 700 jobs.
Common Table Group, a new hospitality venture backed by former senior managers from Whitbread, has purchased 57 former Whitbread restaurant sites across the UK. The sites include former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse locations, plus one Premier Inn hotel. Whitbread announced the closures in April as part of a wider cost-cutting plan to reduce £2 billion in costs, citing rising business rates and national insurance as key factors. The closures led to nearly 4,000 job losses.
Thomas Anderson, founder of Common Table Group, said the group's priority was to 'get the sites back open and trading as soon as possible'. The deal is supported by hospitality consultancy Rove360. Common Table Group plans to refurbish the sites and introduce new menus, with barista coffee supplied by sister brand Rodeo, which operates 15 locations in London and Manchester. The reopenings are planned to start next month and will create 700 jobs.
How it is being reported
- Former pub chains in Essex could reopen under new dealA new hospitality group has acquired more than 50 former Whitbread sites across the UK after the company closed hundreds of sites.Brentwood Guardian · 8 Oct, 17:00
- Former pub chains in Essex could reopen under new dealA new hospitality group has acquired more than 50 former Whitbread sites across the UK after the company closed hundreds of sites.Colchester Gazette · 8 Oct, 17:00
- Former pub chains in Essex could reopen under new dealA new hospitality group has acquired more than 50 former Whitbread sites across the UK after the company closed hundreds of sites.Echo (Basildon) · 8 Oct, 17:00
In this story: Common Table Group · Whitbread · Thomas Anderson · Dominic Paul · Rove360 · Rodeo · UK
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