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Whitbread

British  
/ ˈwɪtˌbrɛd /

noun

  1. Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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