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Whitbread to close all UK branded restaurants

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Latest: Whitbread to close all UK Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants by September

Whitbread plc reaffirmed its five‑year transformation plan, confirming that all 106 Beefeater restaurants will cease trading on 10 September 2026. The shutdown now extends to the entire portfolio of branded restaurants i

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UK industrial expansion and job creation

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Latest: UK Pubs and Food Outlets See Openings, Closures and Rate Relief

In July 2026 the UK’s defence‑owned Sheffield Forgemasters marked a key milestone in its £1.3 billion upgrade, topping out a new 30,000 m² machine shop that will support a 13,000‑tonne forging line. The facility, slated