Whitbread PLC

Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group managing the number one brands in hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops, including Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Beefeater, and Costa.

Our success is due to the 33,000 people we employ in our businesses and the skill with which they serve the 11 million customers who each month visit our 1,400 outlets across the UK. Whitbread's strategy is to create value for our shareholders by focusing on growth in expanding sectors of the hospitality industry, primarily in the UK but also in selected international markets. In the financial year to March 1, 2007, Whitbread generated pre-tax, pre-exceptional profit of £213.0m. Founded in 1742, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (as WTB.L) and is a member of the FTSE4Good Indices.