EMPIRE UNDER SIEGE

£7.2bn value of Whitbread

50,000people employed across the UK

2,200Costa Coffee shops in UK and 1,300 cafes internationally

28 mlllion customers served at its hotels, coffee shops and restaurants every month

400 restaurants in the UK under its Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Table Table brands

760 Premier Inn hotels with 68,000 rooms across the UK