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Whitbread

Whitbread plc is a British multinational hotel company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell, with premises in London at the junction of Old Street and Upper Whitecross Street, along with a brewery in Brick Lane, Spitalfields. Samuel Whitbread bought out his partners, expanding into porter production with the purchase of a brewery in Chiswell Street, and the company had become the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s. Its largest division is currently Premier Inn, which is the largest hotel brand in the UK with over 785 hotels and 72,000 rooms. Until January 2019 it owned Costa Coffee but sold it to The Coca-Cola Company. Whitbread's brands previously included the restaurant chains Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table. It has not operated a brewery since 2001. Whitbread is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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Whitbread plc is a British multinational hotel company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell, with premises in London at the junction of Old Street and Upper Whitecross Street, along with a brewery in Brick Lane, Spitalfields. Samuel Whitbread bought out his partners, expanding into porter production with the purchase of a brewery in Chiswell Street, and the company had become the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s. Its largest division is currently Premier Inn, which is the largest hotel brand in the UK with over 785 hotels and 72,000 rooms. Until January 2019 it owned Costa Coffee but sold it to The Coca-Cola Company. Whitbread's brands previously included the restaurant chains Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table. It has not operated a brewery since 2001. Whitbread is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1834 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1742 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1877 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1834". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1742". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1877". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375756634

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.