Leisure

Whitbread

Whitbread is the UK leisure business. Our expertise is in creating, developing and growing popular branded businesses in emerging segments of the UK leisure market. The company’s portfolio includes market leading brands such as Marriott, Travel Inn, David Lloyd Leisure and Whitbread Restaurants, which is the UK’s biggest full service restaurant operator and includes well-known brands such as Beefeater, TGI Friday’s, Brewers Fayre and Costa Coffee.

In 2002/3, our annual turnover was more than £1.7 billion, contributing significantly to the UK economy, both in terms of revenue to the government and through the creation of many new jobs across the country.

In addition, Whitbread contributed over £2 million this year to the communities in which it operates, made up of direct cash contributions, donated employee time and donated furniture and equipment through our CARE programme (Community Action by Recycling Equipment). This year our employees, members and guests raised a further £1 million for charity through a number of innovative fundraising initiatives.