Whitbread
Britishnoun
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The index was down 0.45%, with Sage down 3.6% while hotel company Whitbread slid 3.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In response, Whitbread said it is focused on boosting shareholder returns through its five-year growth plan as recently announced at its full-year results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Whitbread, based in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, also said it would change the way its serves food and cut £1bn from its capital building programme.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Whitbread, which employs 30,000 people, said the plans were subject to a staff consultation and it expected to retain a significant proportion of those affected through redeployment.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
This may probably be the origin of our name Whitbread, with the variation Wheatbread.
From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson
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