Alison Brittain
Whitbread slashes pension deficit by £127m ahead of Costa Coffee deal
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has cut its defined benefit (DB) pension deficit to £162m ahead of its agreed £3.9bn sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola.
Whitbread promises contribution to DB scheme after Costa Coffee sale
Whitbread has pledged to use proceeds from its proposed £3.9bn sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola to make an additional contribution to its defined benefit (DB) scheme.