UK restaurant chain closing all Essex sites after 52 years:

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UK restaurant chain closing all 106 sites after 52 years: All 106 Beefeater restaurants will close on Thursday, September 10, as parent company Whitbread begins ...

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UK restaurant chain closing all Essex sites after 52 years: Beefeater is set to close all its locations across the UK, including all those in Essex after ...

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Lancashire branches to close today as UK chain shutting 106 sites: Two Lancashire Beefeater restaurants are closing their doors for the final time today as the ...

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Lancashire branches to close tomorrow as UK chain shutting 106 sites: Customers have just one day left to visit two Lancashire Beefeater restaurants before they ...

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Chain closes almost 200 UK restaurants with nearly 4,000 jobs lost: A chain has closed almost 200 restaurants in the UK, with close to 4,000 jobs lost.

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Aug 13

Full list of 53 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants that will be REBRANDED into a new chain of pubs under plans

Key Facts53 Whitbread sites planned for a new pub chain

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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thesun.co.uk

A letter seen by The Sun says 53 sites are expected to be retained through a planned sale to Queensway Inns.

If the sale is completed, the group plans to turn the sites into a new chain of value-oriented pubs.

More than 900 employees could move into new roles as part of the plan.

The future of the remaining 208 sites is uncertain; closures are expected to begin within weeks.

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