Premier Inn Owner Looks to Put Pressure on Independent Hotels
Patrick Whyte, Skift
In an economic downturn there are winners as well as losers. Whitbread will be hoping Premier Inn comes out on top when Brexit starts to bite.
11 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
In an economic downturn there are winners as well as losers. Whitbread will be hoping Premier Inn comes out on top when Brexit starts to bite.
11 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Germany is indeed a big market but shouldn't Whitbread be taking a look at other countries as well?
1 year ago
Lisa Pham, Bloomberg
With the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola moving ahead, the focus shifts to Whitbread's Premier Inn brand. Investors will want to know exactly what it plans to do with the $4.4 billion the disposal will raise.
1 year ago
Lisa Pham, Bloomberg
Is Premier Inn in play? We can't imagine any of the so-called big six hotel companies wanting a piece of such an asset-heavy operation, but others might well be interested.
2 years ago
Sam Chambers, Bloomberg
While the Whitbread CEO had previously said the company was open-minded about a breakup, it does look like the pressure applied by activist investors has done the trick. It will be interesting to see whether the split facilitates the international expansion of the Premier Inn brand.
2 years ago
Lisa Pham, Bloomberg
Shareholders love to "unlock value" but it doesn't always benefit the consumer. Would splitting Premier Inn and Costa Coffee benefit both businesses or would it just make some people a lot richer?
2 years ago