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Whitbread appointed James Thornton to The BTA Industry Partner Board

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I've been appointed to The BTA Industry Partner Board

James Thornton|Whitbread team

Company

Whitbread

We’re the people behind Premier Inn – the UK’s biggest hotel brand, with a growing presence in Germany.

Industry
Hospitality
Location
Houghton Regis, Dunstable, GB
Company size
14,221 employees

Whitbread PLC is the owner of the UK’s favourite hotel chain, Premier Inn, as well as restaurant brands, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Bar + Block and Cookhouse and Pub. Whitbread employs more than 35,000 people in more than 1,200 Premier Inn hotels and restaurants across the UK and Germany, serving over five million customers every month. At Whitbread we are committed to being a force for good in the communities in which we operate. Our Sustainability programme, ‘Force for Good’ is focused on enabling people to live and work well and is built around three pillars of Opportunity, Community and Responsibility. Whitbread PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100. It is also a member of the FTSE4Good Index.

Founded 1742

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