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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Two UK pub chains axed along with 3,500 jobs amid rising taxes

Two UK pub restaurant chains are set to vanish from the high street as their parent company moves to overhaul its business in response to rising costs.

Whitbread, which owns both Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, is planning to close all 197 of its standalone restaurant sites, including the Bar + Block chain, which could effect 3,800 jobs.

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