Whitbread also said it will reduce its chain of restaurants by more than 200 – and instead will build more hotel rooms as part of a major business overhaul
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced plans to axe around 1,500 jobs across the UK.
The hospitality business also said it will reduce its chain of restaurants by more than 200 – instead, the company will focus on building more hotel rooms. Other brands owned by Whitbread include Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Bar+Block, Cookhouse Pub, Hub, Thyme, Table Table and Whitbread Inns.
Whitbread currently has a total UK workforce of 37,000 people and said it will look to offer alternative roles to anyone affected by the proposed job cuts.
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