Whitbread reports rise in third-quarter sales

Sales at Whitbread’s Premier Inn hotels business have increased by 5.4% over the year according to figures released towards the end of the year which covered the 13 weeks to 28 November. The firm said like-for-like sales at its Costa chain of coffee shops also grew 4.3%.
Chief executive Andy Harrison said, “challenging” conditions remain in the restaurants market, but the group’s stable of eateries, including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, eked out like-for-like sales growth of 1.8%.”