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Heatwave cools Costa sales growth
The UK's biggest hotel and restaurant group said it is unconvinced over blossoming consumer confidence as sales growth at its Costa coffee chain slowed during the summer heatwave. Whitbread, which also owns the Premier Inn hotel chain and
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Premier Inn launches hi-tech hotel controlled by app
The UK's largest hotel group has announced their concept for a new breed of high-tech city centre hotel rooms focusing on cheap, small rooms in popular locations. Whitbread is due to open its first "hub by Premier Inn" in St
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Whitbread to create 12,000 jobs
Whitbread has vowed to step up expansion of its Premier Inn and Costa chains in a move set to create 12,000 jobs over the next five years. The latest pledge by the leisure group, which also owns Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants, came as
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Whitbread hails strong Costa growth
The owner of Premier Inn and coffee chain Costa said half-year profits rose 11% after market-beating performances from its two leading brands. Whitbread, which employs more than 40,000 people at 2,500 sites in the UK, achieved the haul of
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Whitbread reaps Olympics benefit
The owner of Premier Inn and coffee chain Costa has unveiled further growth as its businesses received an Olympic boost. Whitbread, which also owns Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants, reported total sales growth of 14.8% in the 11 weeks to
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Pick of the early market news
Getty There are some strong sets of results from housebuilder Bellway and hospitality giant Whitbread, the name behind Premier Inns and Costa Coffee, this morning. Bellway's profits for the year rose 50% and the company boasts a healthy
