date:Dec 12, 2013
Restaurant group Whitbread reported growth in like-for-like sales and total sales for the 13-weeks ended 28 November, aided by the strength of Costa coffee, Premier Inn as well as improved performance from restaurants.
Whitbread reported 13.8% rise in total group sales in the 13 weeks to 28 November. Same store sales at Costa rose 4.9%.
The chain opened 246 new Costa Coffee stores worldwide so far this year, including 133 in the UK.
For the 39 weeks that ended on 28 November, total sales clim