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|image = | |image = Harvester Solstice 2020.jpg | ||
|locations = | |locations = auto | ||
| | |accompaniedby = Innkeepers Lodge, [[Holiday Inn|Holiday Inn Express]] | ||
|introduced = 2013 ([[MSA]]s) | |introduced = 2013 ([[MSA]]s) | ||
|predecessors = [[EDC]] | |predecessors = [[EDC]] | ||
|successors = | |successors = [[Costa]] | ||
|website = www.harvester.co.uk | |website = www.harvester.co.uk | ||
|facebook = harvesterrestaurant | |facebook = harvesterrestaurant | ||
| | |x = HarvesterUK | ||
|instagram = harvesteruk | |||
|country = UK | |country = UK | ||
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'''Harvester''' is a network of pub-restaurants, owned by the Mitchells & Butlers pub chain. Their restaurants are usually found in suburbs and retail parks, with faux-traditional styling and usually an adjacent motel. | '''Harvester''' is a network of pub-restaurants, owned by the Mitchells & Butlers pub chain. Their restaurants are usually found in suburbs and retail parks, with faux-traditional styling and usually an adjacent motel. | ||
In April 2013, [[Moto]] announced they were trialling a Harvester franchise at [[Donington]]. It provided the usual Harvester menu, including the salad bar, and Harvester's newly-added takeaway and breakfast options. This branch continued to operate as Harvester's only franchised restaurant, but with no plans to roll it out. | In April 2013, [[Moto]] announced they were trialling a Harvester franchise at [[Donington]]. It provided the usual Harvester menu, including the salad bar, and Harvester's newly-added takeaway and breakfast options. This branch continued to operate as Harvester's only franchised restaurant, but with no plans to roll it out. It was rebranded '''Harvester Express''' in 2019. The restaurant closed permanently in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns. | ||
Although Harvester has had very little history next to any major roads | Although Harvester has had very little history next to any major roads, it has been closely associated with them. It was created by Courage in 1983, who sold it to Trust House, who were themselves purchased by motorway operator [[Fortes]]. This made it a sister company to [[Little Chef]] and [[History:Welcome Break|Welcome Break]], but Fortes did not see Harvester following a similar business model. | ||
Harvester was sold to Bass in 1995, who wanted it as a rival to Whitbread's pub-restaurant chains. Bass expanded Harvester outside the south east, and sometimes paired them with [[Holiday Inn|Holiday Inn Express]]. All of the A-road service station Harvesters opened during this era. An internal reorganisation means Harvester now falls under Mitchells & Butlers. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Harvester can be found at the following | Harvester can be found at the following signposted A-road service areas: {{viewonamap}} | ||
* [[Broxden|Broxden (The Broxden Manor)]] | * [[Broxden|Broxden (The Broxden Manor)]] (A9) | ||
* [[Solstice|Solstice (The Amesbury Archer)]] | * [[Solstice|Solstice (The Amesbury Archer)]] (A303) | ||
===Former Locations=== | ===Former Locations=== | ||
* [[Donington]] (M1) | Harvester has been removed from the following signposted service areas: | ||
* [[Donington]] (M1/A42/A50) | |||
[[Category:Brands]][[Category:Moto]] | [[Category:Brands]][[Category:Moto]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:48, 3 March 2025
| Locations: | 2 services |
| Often accompanied by: | Innkeepers Lodge, Holiday Inn Express |
| Introduced: | 2013 (MSAs) |
| Predecessors: | EDC |
| Successors: | Costa |
Harvester is a network of pub-restaurants, owned by the Mitchells & Butlers pub chain. Their restaurants are usually found in suburbs and retail parks, with faux-traditional styling and usually an adjacent motel.
In April 2013, Moto announced they were trialling a Harvester franchise at Donington. It provided the usual Harvester menu, including the salad bar, and Harvester's newly-added takeaway and breakfast options. This branch continued to operate as Harvester's only franchised restaurant, but with no plans to roll it out. It was rebranded Harvester Express in 2019. The restaurant closed permanently in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Although Harvester has had very little history next to any major roads, it has been closely associated with them. It was created by Courage in 1983, who sold it to Trust House, who were themselves purchased by motorway operator Fortes. This made it a sister company to Little Chef and Welcome Break, but Fortes did not see Harvester following a similar business model.
Harvester was sold to Bass in 1995, who wanted it as a rival to Whitbread's pub-restaurant chains. Bass expanded Harvester outside the south east, and sometimes paired them with Holiday Inn Express. All of the A-road service station Harvesters opened during this era. An internal reorganisation means Harvester now falls under Mitchells & Butlers.
Locations
Harvester can be found at the following signposted A-road service areas: [Download KMLrefine search]
Former Locations
Harvester has been removed from the following signposted service areas:
- Donington (M1/A42/A50)