Whitbread Plc engages in the operation of a chain of hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops. The firm's brands include Premier Inn, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Bar + Block Steakhouse, Cookhouse and Pub, and Thyme. It operates through the following segments: UK and Ireland, Germany, and Central and Other. The company was founded by Samuel Whitbread on December 11, 1742 and is headquartered in Dunstable, the United Kingdom.