22 February 2008

WHITBREAD TO OPEN NEW RESTAURANT AND HOTEL IN CAERNARFON IN MARCH

Whitbread is to invest £1.3 million into Caernarfon with the opening of a new Table Table restaurant and pub and Premier Inn hotel in March 2008.

The new development on Victoria Dock will feature a 230-cover Table Table restaurant and pub and 49-bedroom Premier Inn. The development will create a range full and part time jobs in the local area for a variety of roles, ranging from restaurant chefs to hotel housekeeping.

The restaurant will bring a contemporary dining and drinking experience to Caernarfon. The new menu will offer an extensive selection of delicious food, inspired by dishes from all over the world and created by expert chefs. With nibbles, classic pub favourites and dishes guaranteed to excite the taste buds, it has been designed to offer a range of flavours for every palate. There is a special menu for kids’ and a Lunch and Light Bite menu, perfect for daytime get-togethers. An extensive wine list and authentic Italian Costa coffee will also complement the great menu.

The restaurant will offer a wonderful new environment and will provide the perfect place to meet with friends and family, where they can relax and unwind by the fire with a bottle of wine or delicious Baileys Latte.

Speaking ahead of the opening, Mark Pugh, Acquisitions Co-ordinator, commented: “Whitbread has previously invested in North Wales with the opening of restaurants in Llandudno, Prestatyn and Colwyn Bay. Investing in the area for a forth time will create further jobs for the local community and we hope that the combination of a contemporary dining and drinking experience and Premier Inn in a central location will encourage even more visitors to the town.”

The 49-bedroom Premier Inn will be the perfect place to spend the night with all guests offered the unique Good Night Guarantee. Under the Guarantee, Premier Inn promises guests a good night’s sleep in quality rooms with comfortable surroundings and friendly service. 

About Table Table:

Table Table a contemporary dining and drinking experience within relaxed and comfortable surroundings.

The extensive new menu boasts a wide range of fresh and exciting dishes including Yellow Fin Sole Stuffed with Smoked Haddock and Spinach and Minted Lion of Lamb. Traditional favourites such as Hand Battered Fish and Chips and Hearty Beef and Mushroom Square Pie are also available offering something to suit every palate.

A contemporary new look creates the perfect setting for a meal with friends and family featuring intimate alcoves, light wood panelling and luxurious furnishings.

About Whitbread:

Whitbread PLC is the UK's leading hospitality company, managing market leading businesses in the budget hotels and restaurant sectors, including Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Costa Coffee.

Whitbread's strategy is to create value for our shareholders by focusing investment and growing in expanding sectors of the hospitality industry, primarily in the UK but also in selected overseas markets.

In the financial year to March 1, 2007, Whitbread generated pre-tax, pre-exceptional profit of £213.0m. Founded in 1742, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (as WTB.L) and is a member of the FTSE4Good indices.

About Premier Inn:

Premier Inn is the UK’s biggest hotel brand with over 500 hotels and more than 35,000 rooms.  UK Premier Inn bedrooms are 22m² and feature a king size bed with quality duvet; en-suite bathroom with shower and bath; remote control TV/radio alarm; tea/coffee making facilities; and a spacious desk area with internet access. Premier Inn offers customers a ‘Good Night Guarantee’ of a good quality room, comfortable surroundings and friendly service, which is unique amongst Britain’s leading hotel chains. 

Premier Inn was the first Britain-wide hotel group to sign up with national tourist boards, VisitBritain, VisitScotland and VisitWales: this means Premier Inn is now part of a new quality assessment scheme, specially created for budget accommodation. 

A joint venture with Emirates was announced last year to develop the Premier Inn brand in the Gulf region, with its first site in Dubai due to open in Spring 2008.  Premier Inn also has a joint venture with Emaar-MGF to roll out 80 hotels in India by 2017.