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Old Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites to reopen
+1.5 slightly positive
Common Table Group will buy 57 former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites, creating 700 jobs, with reopening expected by February 2027.
How each outlet covered it
| Outlet | Headlines | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| SuaraGarut.ID | 3 | +1.3 |
| The Sun | 2 | +2.9 |
| The Morning Advertiser | 2 | +2.7 |
| Vinetur | 1 | +3.3 |
| The Caterer | 1 | +3.0 |
| Hotel Owner | 1 | +3.0 |
| Accessible Hospitality Alliance | 1 | +3.0 |
| Foodservice Equipment Journal | 1 | +2.5 |
| EasternEye | 1 | +2.5 |
| Telegraph and Argus | 1 | +2.5 |
| Property Week | 1 | +2.5 |
| Business Live | 1 | +2.2 |
| El-Balad.com | 1 | +2.0 |
| The Herald | 1 | +1.7 |
| City AM | 1 | +1.7 |
| Glasgow Live | 1 | +0.8 |
| SSBCrack | 1 | +0.5 |
| Glasgow Times | 1 | +0.3 |
| Lincolnshire Live | 1 | +0.3 |
| Express and Star | 1 | +0.3 |
| Stourbridge News | 1 | +0.2 |
| Wales Online | 1 | +0.2 |
| Lancashire Telegraph | 1 | +0.2 |
| Colchester Gazette | 1 | +0.2 |
| Daily Express | 1 | +0.2 |
| Daily Mirror | 1 | +0.2 |
| Peterborough Telegraph | 1 | −1.7 |
Day by day
Thursday 15 October 2026
Former Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants are set to reopen in Scotland and Hampton.
- −1.7 Hampton Brewers Fayre ‘set to reopen’ as new owners give restaurant a second chance
Brewers Fayre site sold on to new owners. - +0.8 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater Scotland restaurants reopening – 5 locations
Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites reopening, likely under new operators.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Common Table Group will reopen over 110 former Whitbread Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites, with local reports of sites saved.
- +0.5 Common Table Group Reopens Former Whitbread Restaurant Sites
Former Whitbread sites sold on and reopened by another group - +0.5 Common Table Group Reopens 58 Former Whitbread Sites
Former Whitbread sites reopened by Common Table Group - +0.5 Common Table Group to Reopen 57 Closed Whitbread Restaurant Sites
Closed Whitbread sites reopened by Common Table Group - +0.3 4 major restaurants in Kent saved and set to reopen amid new ownership plans
Former Whitbread sites reopening under new owner, minor link to company - +0.3 110 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants set to reopen — full list of confirmed locations
Former brands' sites reopen under another operator - +0.3 Former Beefeater restaurant in Cannock among sites saved in major hospitality deal
Former Beefeater sites reopening under another operator, little effect - +0.2 More than 100 pubs and restaurants to reopen after restaurant chain closed all sites
Sites reopening after chain closed them, minor effect - +0.2 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre set to reopen across the UK — full list of locations
Former Whitbread restaurant brands reopening under new ownership - +0.2 Lancashire restaurant among 110 UK sites set to reopen after being saved from closure
Former Whitbread restaurant reopening under new owner - +0.2 Two Essex restaurants saved from closure as they become ‘value pubs’
Former Whitbread sites becoming value pubs under other owner - +0.2 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater reopening 110 restaurants across UK – full list
Former brand restaurants reopening under another owner - +0.2 Over 110 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants reopening across UK – all the locations confirmed so far
Former brand restaurants reopening under another owner
Monday 12 October 2026
The Herald reports 110 former sites set to reopen.
- +1.7 110 old Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse sites to reopen - see locations
Former Whitbread-linked pub sites reopening; Whitbread's role is unclear and indirect.
Sunday 11 October 2026
Over 110 Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants are reopening.
- +7.5 Over 110 Brewers Fayre & Beefeater restaurants REOPENING - all locations so far
Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites reopening; positive for Whitbread's restaurant operations.
Saturday 10 October 2026
Common Table Group is to pick up 57 former Whitbread sites.
- +2.5 Common Table Group to pick up 57 former Whitbread sites
Former Whitbread sites being taken on; modest, mostly neutral.
Thursday 8 October 2026
Common Table Group will buy 57 former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites, creating 700 jobs, with reopening expected by February 2027.
- +3.3 Common Table Will Acquire 57 Former Whitbread Restaurant Sites
Whitbread offloads 57 former restaurant sites to Common Table. - +3.0 Common Table Group to acquire 57 former Whitbread sites
Sale of 57 former Whitbread sites. - +3.0 Common Table Group to acquire 57 restaurants from Whitbread
Common Table buying 57 restaurants from Whitbread. - +3.0 57 former Whitbread restaurant sites to be acquired by Common Table Group
Sale of 57 former Whitbread restaurant sites. - +2.8 Common Table Group to acquire 57 former Whitbread sites, creating 700 jobs
Sale of sites creating 700 jobs. - +2.8 Common Table Group Acquires 57 Former Whitbread Restaurant Sites
Sale of 57 former Whitbread sites. - +2.5 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites get a second life after Whitbread exit
Former sites get new life after Whitbread exit. - +2.5 Firm snaps up former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites - with promise of 700 new jobs
Sites sold on, with 700 jobs promised by buyer. - +2.5 Hospitality firm snaps up former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants
Former Whitbread restaurants sold to hospitality firm. - +2.5 Common Table Group expects to reopen all former Whitbread sites by February 2027
Buyer plans to reopen all former Whitbread sites. - +2.2 Common Table Group buys 57 Beefeater restaurants after chain closures
Buyer takes Beefeater sites after Whitbread closures. - +2.0 Thomas Anderson Leads Beeefer Brewers Fayre Restaurant Acquisition of 57 Sites - El-Balad.com
Acquisition of 57 former sites reported. - +1.7 Former Whitbread bosses buy back dozens of Beefeater restaurants
Former bosses buy back dozens of Beefeater restaurants. - −1.7 Over 50 Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse restaurants will be REBRANDED after 261 closures
Rebranding follows 261 closures of Whitbread's restaurant brands.