Are Beefeater and Brewers Fayre the same company?

Whitbread's brands include the restaurant chains Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table. Whitbread is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Is Brewers Fayre the same as Beefeater?

Beefeater is a chain of over 140 pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by Whitbread. The chain's name references both the English figure of the beefeater and its menu's meat (particularly beef) offering. The chain is positioned slightly upmarket of Whitbread's Brewers Fayre chain.

Can you use your Beefeater card at Brewers Fayre?

Where can I spend my vouchers? You can use your vouchers in any participating Brewers Fayre Restaurant, and as of summer 2024, you can also use them in our Table Table, Cookhouse + Pub, Whitbread Inns, Beefeater and Bar + Block restaurants..

Who owns Beefeater and Brewers Fayre?

Owned by Whitbread, Brewers Fayre restaurants are known for serving traditional British pub food and for their Sunday Carvery.

What chain is Brewers Fayre?

With over 400 restaurants in the UK, Whitbread Group Plc is the UK's largest restaurant chain. We have more restaurants in more places making it easier for you a enjoy a fantastic dining experience.

Restaurant Management at Whitbread

Is Toby Carvery owned by Whitbread?

In July 2008, Mitchells & Butlers bought 44 more former Brewers Fayre and Beefeater outlets from Whitbread in exchange for 21 Holiday Inn hotels. The acquired sites were rebranded into Mitchells and Butlers flagship brands Harvester and Toby Carvery.

Why are beefeaters closing?

These closures came after plans were announced slash its portfolio of branded restaurants by more than 200 in favour of building more hotel rooms. It has meant axing around 1,500 jobs across the UK.

What is the Whitbread controversy?

Whitbread refuses to recognise trade unions and has long resisted Unite's efforts to secure better jobs, terms and conditions for its workers. Unite is campaigning for the company to pay the real living wage as set out by the Living Wage Foundation. Despite its huge profits, the company refuses to do so.

Who owns Toby Carvery?

Toby Carvery is a British carvery chain brand owned and operated by Mitchells & Butlers, which consists of 158 restaurants.

Why is Brewers Fayre closing down?

Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, is to cut 1,500 jobs as it closes restaurants across the UK. It plans to cut more than half of its branded restaurants, including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, in favour of building more hotel rooms, as reported by the BBC.

Where can I use my Brewers Fayre voucher?

This voucher can be used at any Table Table, Cookhouse + Pub, Whitbread Inns, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre or Bar + Block only, which trade under Whitbread Group PLC. Offer excludes any sharing desserts from any of our Whitbread Restaurants.

Where can I use my Whitbread Privilege card?

The Whitbread Privilege Card is exclusively for Whitbread employees, offering all of our people fantastic discounts across our great brands. The card can be used to enjoy a fantastic discount of 25% at our restaurants and up to 60% at our hotels.

Is harvester part of Whitbread?

Harvester is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United Kingdom. The first, The George Inn, opened in 1983 in Morden, South London. The chain, set up by Courage Brewery to compete with Whitbread's Beefeater restaurants and Grand Metropolitan's Berni Inns, is currently run by Mitchells & Butlers.

What did Beefeater used to be called?

If, that is, you happen to be a Yeoman Warder. Commonly known as Beefeaters, the elaborately uniformed Yeomen were introduced in 1485 by Henry VII to help guard the Tower – then a cobbled complex where not only prisoners and princes, but also hundreds of residents, lived.

Which pubs are Whitbread selling?

In April 2024 Whitbread announced plans to sell 126 unprofitable Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants. It also set out plans to close a further 112 restaurants and convert them into more hotel rooms.

Is Costa part of Whitbread?

By 1995, the Costa Coffee chain had 41 stores in UK, and was acquired by Whitbread, the UK's largest hotel and coffee shop operator, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.

Is Wetherspoons Greene King?

By contract, JD Wetherspoon is a significantly younger rival to Greene King – having been founded by Sir Tim Martin in 1979.

Do Whitbread shareholders get free breakfast?

Free Breakfast for shareholders

You can claim a free breakfast for up to two adults per room, for up to two rooms – and you must be staying in one of them.

Can I use my Beefeater card at Brewers Fayre?

As of summer 2024, you will also be able to earn points and spend your vouchers in our sister restaurants (Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Cookhouse + Pub, Whitbread Inns and Bar + Block), when you use your Reward Club card – you'll have to come back here to check your account for your points balance and to swap your ...

Do Whitbread still brew beer?

In 2001 Whitbread sold its brewing operations to Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev). Today it refers to itself as “the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group.”

Did Whitbread own Pizza Hut?

Whitbread has completed its disposal of its 50% stake in Pizza Hut UK to American group Yum! Restaurants for £112m. Yum! is the American owner of Pizza Hut but was a 50/50 franchise partner with Whitbread at the group's 600 UK sites.

Are Harvester and Toby Carvery the same company?

We're the leading restaurant and pub company in the UK with over 1,700 businesses, including famous restaurant and pub brands such as All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester and Browns. Wherever you turn, you're sure to find a warm Mitchells & Butlers welcome that makes you feel right at home.

Who owns Slug and Lettuce?

The chain has gone through a number of owners throughout its history, and is currently owned by the Stonegate Pub Company, based in Luton, Bedfordshire.

What is the Toby Carvery controversy?

Pub chain Toby Carvery felled an ancient tree in the London Borough of Enfield on 3 April 2025 – one deemed a “fine specimen” with an expected 50 years to live – causing uproar among local residents.