Whitbread, the company behind the Premier Inn hotel brand, announced in April that the restaurant chain would be wound down as part of a wider business strategy, alongside the closure of Beefeater. All 106 Beefeater restaurants are set to close on Thursday, September 10, with Brewers Fayre following suit just days prior on Monday, September 7. The two brands collectively employ around 30,000 members of staff. Whitbread chief executive Dominic Paul explained at the time: “We plan to convert all our remaining branded restaurants to an integrated food and beverage offer that is preferred by our hotel guests and will unlock the addition of more highly profitable extension rooms. “Our continued efforts to drive our commercial plan and efficiencies will extend our market-leading position and allow us to take share from our competitors, many of which are struggling to grow.” Whitbread revealed that a number of Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites will be transformed into approximately 600 additional Premier Inn rooms. The hospitality giant added that the remainder is “expected to be sold as going …