Whitbread

Overview

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• TickerWTB on London Stock Exchange¹
• Industryhospitality industry¹
• HeadquartersDunstable¹
• Websitewww.whitbread.co.uk
• Legal formpublic limited company¹
• Slogan“welcome with a smile”¹

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Whitbread plc is a British multinational hotel company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell, with premises in London at the junction of Old Street and Upper Whitecross Street, along with a brewery in Brick Lane, Spitalfields. Samuel Whitbread bought out his partners, expanding into porter production with the purchase of a brewery in Chiswell Street, and the company had become the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s.²

The story

Founded by Samuel Whitbread in 1742.¹

Leadership

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• FounderSamuel Whitbread¹
• Chief executive officerDominic Paul Jan 2023 to now¹
• Chief executive officerAlison Brittain Sep 2015 to Jan 2023¹
• Chief executive officerAndy Harrison 2010 to 2015¹
• Chief executive officerAlan Parker until Nov 25, 2010¹
• ChairAdam Crozier Mar 1, 2018 to now¹
• ChairRichard Baker until Feb 28, 2018¹

Products and brands

• hotel chain
• pub chain
• restaurant chain

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• Beefeater
• Brewers Fayre
• Cookhouse and Pub
• Premier Inn
• Table Table
• Taybarns
• Thyme

Divisions

• Table Table

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Jan 1, 1995Acquired Costa Coffee¹

Timeline

1. Jan 2023New chief executive Dominic Paul becomes CEO¹
2. Sep 2015New chief executive Alison Brittain becomes CEO¹
3. 2010New chief executive Andy Harrison becomes CEO¹
4. 1742Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.whitbread.co.uk¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/WhitbreadPLC¹
• WikipediaWhitbread
• WikidataQ1435702