| Whitbread 19:50 - May 1 with 3422 views | Boundy | Another to disappear from our locality ,with Whitbread announcing the following : " The Brewers Fayre in Llansamlet and the Beefeater in SA1 are set to close after owners Whitbread announced they are to exit the restaurant business altogether". Very popular and with in SA1 a Premier Inn next door someone hopefully may step in and take over the businesses. |  |
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| Whitbread on 18:02 - May 4 with 650 views | max936 |
| Whitbread on 11:24 - May 3 by alltjack | The Rorke's Drift |
They had Ipswich game on AJ, there was a few sitting in by the Telly so didn't want to ask, we went for a cuppa instead and then a few beers. |  | |  |
| Whitbread on 14:35 - May 18 with 411 views | Whiterockin |
| Whitbread on 19:41 - May 3 by Whiterockin | He still hasn't a clue about facts, they don't want to diversify into accommodation they have been involved in accommodation for over 25 years. In 2004 they bought Premier Lodge and added it to Travel Inn which they already owned and a couple of years later merged them and rebranded to form Premier Inn. This part of their business they have continued to expand and are currently aggressively expanding through Europe and particularly Germany. I am expecting them to sell this part of the business in 2-3 years. This business I know particularly well. |
It looks as if the shareholders are not going to support further expansion in Germany funded by the sale of the restaurants. The 5 year plan is looking as if it is going to fail. There will possibly be an early sale of the entire business including Premier Inns. Its all a bit up in the air at this minute and quite worrying for Premier Inn employees. |  | |  |
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