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White Hart in Guestling set to reopen under new ownership
The White Hart at Guestling, near Hastings, is set to reopen after closing with other Whitbread restaurants last month.
Whitbread closed 261 standalone restaurants across the UK as part of a plan to cut costs and focus on hotels.
Common Table Group has acquired 57 former Whitbread sites, including the White Hart and one Premier Inn hotel.
It says the venues will remain restaurants, serving food and drink throughout the day.
The group also plans to offer coffee from its Rodeo Doughnuts brand.
It expects to create more than 700 jobs across its sites.
The first reopening is planned for mid-November, and the full list of venues has not yet been released.
The White Hart at Guestling, near Hastings, is set to reopen under new ownership after being saved from permanent closure.
The restaurant is among 57 sites acquired by Common Table Group, according to The Argus.
Common Table Group says its venues will remain restaurants, offering food and drink throughout the day.
The group plans to reopen its sites as soon as possible, with the first opening planned for mid-November.
Whitbread closed 261 standalone branded restaurants last month as part of a five-year growth strategy.
- Who
- Common Table Group acquired the White Hart site.
- What
- The White Hart is set to reopen under new ownership.
- When
- The first Common Table Group opening is planned for mid-November. The White Hart’s specific reopening date is not stated.
- Where
- Guestling, just outside Hastings, in Sussex.
- Why
- The site was among former Whitbread restaurants saved from permanent closure after Whitbread closed its standalone branded restaurants.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Whitbread closed 261 standalone branded restaurants across the UK.
Common Table Group announced it had acquired 57 sites, including one Premier Inn hotel.
The Argus reported that the White Hart at Guestling was among the sites saved and set to reopen under new ownership.
Common Table Group plans its first site opening.
- White Hart
- Guestling, just outside Hastings
- New owner
- Common Table Group
- Common Table Group sites acquired
- 57, including one Premier Inn hotel
- Whitbread restaurants closed
- 261 standalone branded restaurants
- First Common Table Group opening
- Planned for mid-November
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