Beefeater and Brewers Fayre saved after Whitbread closure

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 16:38 · Archive

Over 110 former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants have been purchased and will reopen under new operators after Whitbread closed 261 venues.

Whitbread closed 261 venues last month, including its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands, resulting in 3,000 job losses overall. However, 110 of these pub-restaurants have been saved after being purchased by hospitality companies Queensway Inns and Common Table.

Queensway Inns purchased 53 buildings, which will be transformed into 'value pubs' with more than 900 staff potentially transferred into new roles. Common Table will purchase 57 sites with 700 jobs reportedly set to be created. Thomas Anderson, founder of Common Table Group, said the priority was to get the sites back open and trading quickly, describing an 'entrepreneurial business with a local feel' where teams would be empowered to make decisions for their venues.

Mr Anderson stated the sites would 'remain restaurants at heart' and offer an all-day food and drink menu for both hotel guests and diners. The Oxfordshire sites at Oxford South Milton Interchange and in Bicester have not yet been listed for reopening.

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre saved after Whitbread closure — Image: Oxford Mail

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Restaurants saved as UK brand backed by TV chef closes with 3,000 jobs lostIt has been revealed that a number of restaurants around the UK have been saved after a brand backed by a TV chef was shut with jobs lost.Oxford Mail · 14 Oct, 15:45
Restaurants saved as UK brand backed by TV chef closes with 3,000 jobs lostIt has been revealed that a number of restaurants around the UK have been saved after a brand backed by a TV chef was shut with jobs lost.Oxfordshire Guardian · 14 Oct, 15:45

In this story: Whitbread · Queensway Inns · Common Table · Thomas Anderson · Beefeater · Brewers Fayre · Oxfordshire

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