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Whitbread's competitors and similar companies include Costa Coffee and Subway.
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread is a large operator of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is a multinational coffeehouse chain.
Subway
Subway
SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1742
Founding Date
1971
Founding Date
1965
Type
Type
Public
Type
Subsidiary
Type
Private
Tags
Locations
Locations
Dunstable, GB HQ
London, GB
Locations
Houghton Regis, GB HQ
Locations
Milford, US HQ
Employees
Employees
31,613
Employees
17,6312% decrease
Employees
108,7071% increase

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
£2.9b (FY, 2026)
Revenue (est.)
£1.3b (FY, 2019)
Revenue (est.)
N/A
Cost of goods
Cost of goods
£215.1m (FY, 2026)
Cost of goods
£426.4m (FY, 2019)
Cost of goods
N/A
Gross profit
Gross profit
£2.7b (FY, 2026)
Gross profit
£917.7m (FY, 2019)
Gross profit
N/A
Net income
Net income
£212.9m (FY, 2026)
Net income
£105.2m (FY, 2019)
Net income
N/A

Operating

Coffee Shops (Other)
Coffee Shops (Other)
1.4 k (FY, 2018)
Coffee Shops (Other)
1 k (Oct, 2018)
Coffee Shops (Other)
N/A
Coffee Shops (UK)
Coffee Shops (UK)
2.4 k (FY, 2018)
Coffee Shops (UK)
1.3 k (Oct, 2018)
Coffee Shops (UK)
N/A
Restaurants
Restaurants
400 (FY, 2017)
Restaurants
N/A
Restaurants
37 k (Jun, 2023)
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Costa Coffee
HQ
Houghton Regis, GB

Costa Coffee is a multinational coffeehouse chain.

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Subway
HQ
Milford, US
Employees
108,707↑ 1% increase

SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.

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