Redditch and Longbridge are among the UK locations affected by nationwide restaurant closures.
Beefeater and Brewers Fayre will close permanently as part of Whitbread’s decision to shut down all its branded eateries.
The 89 Brewers Fayre outlets will close after dinner service on September 7 as part of Whitbread’s previously-announced move to ditch all its separately-branded restaurants, impacting around 200 sites in total.
Whitbread has also confirmed the closure date for all its other restaurant brands with 106 Beefeater sites - including those in Redditch and Longbridge - set to shut on September 10.
Other brands in the group, such as Bar + Block, Table Table, and Cookhouse + Pub, will close earlier on September 3.
The closures follow Whitbread’s announcement of a new five-year strategy aimed at saving £250 million, a plan that will lead to around 3,800 job losses across the UK and Ireland.
Dominic Paul, chief executive of Whitbread, said: "We always challenge ourselves to improve and, in light of significant cost increases in the form of business rates and national insurance, as well as the implied market discount to our inherent value, we’ve looked hard at the options open to us to maximise value creation over the medium and long-term.
"This plan will transform Whitbread into a higher-margin, higher-returning pure-play hotel business."
The company’s new focus will be on its core hospitality business, operating restaurants solely within Premier Inn hotels.
This approach, according to Whitbread, is more efficient and "highly popular with hotel guests."
The group also plans to increase its number of hotel rooms from around 86,600 to 96,000 by the 2031 financial year.
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