110 closed Whitbread restaurants saved and set to reopen

Summarised from Romsey Advertiser's report · Updated 13 Oct, 08:50 · Archive

110 of 261 closed Whitbread venues have been acquired by two hospitality groups and will reopen.

Whitbread has closed 261 venues across the UK following the retirement of several of its hospitality brands. However, 110 of these sites have now been acquired by two groups and will reopen under new ownership.

Queensway Inns has acquired 53 former Whitbread venues, which it plans to relaunch as 'value pubs', with the potential to transfer more than 900 team members into new roles. Common Table Group, a newly established hospitality firm, has acquired 57 sites including one Premier Inn hotel. According to founder Thomas Anderson, all venues would remain 'restaurants at heart' with all-day food and drink offerings, and will feature a coffee offering from his London-based doughnut brand, Rodeo Doughnuts. Common Table Group said sites would open 'as soon as possible', with the first opening planned in mid-November, creating over 700 jobs. The Romsey Advertiser reports that the Bar + Block steakhouse site in Whiteley, near Fareham, is among the Hampshire locations being saved.

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• Popular restaurant in Hampshire is saved and set to reopen under new ownershipSome 110 former Whitbread sites are set to reopen under new ownership after being saved by Queensway Inns or Common Table Group.Romsey Advertiser · 13 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Whitbread · Queensway Inns · Common Table Group · Rodeo Doughnuts · Hampshire · Whiteley · Fareham

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