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Whitbread names finance director as new Costa boss
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- 03 April 2012 09:31
Whitbread has announced that its group finance director Chris Rogers will be taking over responsibility for its Costa Coffee arm, following John Derkach's move to UK restaurant company Tragus Group as chief executive.Mr Rogers, who joined Whitbread in 2005 as group finance director, will become the managing director of Costa's ...read more
Whitbread to create 10,000 jobs in three years
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- 28 February 2012 09:44
Whitbread has said that the expansion of its budget hotel chain Premier Inn and Costa coffee will create 10,000 jobs over the next three years.The group, which also owns Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants, has created 2,500 jobs over the past year and intends to recruit a further 10,000 staff ...read more
Roadchef acquires two more sites
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- 18 August 2011 09:44
Motorway service station operator Roadchef has acquired First Motorways, adding two more sites to its existing portfolio. The two sites are located at the Magor services on the M4 and the Symonds Yat trunk road site on the A40.The company said it will create 50 jobs and invest £1 million ...read more
Whitbread takes a hit as conditions slide
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- 21 June 2011 09:56
Leisure group Whitbread said the casual dining market had become "more difficult" as it reported a slowdown in sales growth today.The owner of the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains said the economic situation and barbecue weather conditions in April meant its pub restaurant arm saw a 1.4% decline in like-for-like ...read more
Starbucks to accelerate store openings as economy recovers
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- 15 November 2010 10:47
Starbucks is planning to more than double its rate of store openings as the global economy recovers. The world's biggest coffee chain will open an average of more than one store a day during the next 12 months."Our ability to navigate through the financial crisis and come out much stronger ...read more
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