Elizabeth Freeman was probably born in 1742, to enslaved African parents in Claverack, New York. At the age of six months she was purchased, along with her sister, by John Ashley of Sheffield ...

Literary sensation The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is the hot favourite to be named Whitbread Book Of The Year - in fact it is one of the most heavily backed favourites in the ...

Coca-Cola is to buy the Costa coffee chain from owner Whitbread in a deal worth £3.9bn. Whitbread had intended to spin off the chain as a separate firm, but said a straight sale was more profitable.

Dr Alan Lee, Chief Executive Officer of BEST, said: “I am delighted for all Samuel Whitbread students and proud of their ...

Whitbread (GB:WTB) has released an update. Whitbread PLC has repurchased 50,366 of its shares at an average price of £3,327.34 per share, with plans to cancel them, as part of its ongoing buyback ...

Premier Inn owner Whitbread WTB-1.08%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it expects to increase adjusted profit and generate funds to boost cash returns to shareholders over the next five years.

Whitbread has set a target of making at least £300million more in annual profits and handing investors more than £2billion by 2030 after a first-half earnings slump. The Premier Inn owner said ...

Whitbread Plc aims to generate more profit and shareholder returns over the next five years after a challenging first half. The Premier Inn owner said it’s making “excellent progress” on its ...

Premier Inn and Beefeater owner Whitbread has raised its interim dividend and announced a share buyback despite flat revenue. The hotel and restaurant chain told markets this morning that revenue ...

Louise Whitbread is a freelance editor and writer for IndyBest, The Independent’s product review section, covering beauty, fashion and interiors. She is particularly interested in beauty trends ...

Whitbread, which operates pub-restaurant brands Beefeater and Brewer’s Fayre, has accepted offers on 51 of its sites for £56m. The announcement has been made after the group said it would put 126 ...

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...