The hotel is known for having doormen dressed in English Beefeater costumes. Whitbread sold its liquor division (including Beefeater Gin) to Allied Lyons in 1989. When the Century Plaza began operating in 1966, its doormen wore red Beefeater costumes. The Man arrives at Whitehall where he meets a Beefeater guard. Whitbread's brands include the restaurant chains Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table. The Toby Carvery brand took over many former Beefeater sites. Regional variations of Tatty Teddy are also available, for example Scottish dress and London Beefeater. The Beefeater production moved in 1958 to Kennington, London. Later they were operated by pub chains such as Harvester, Brewer's Fayre and Beefeater. The 1987 race was the first race to be sponsored by Beefeater Gin. The film's soundtrack includes songs by several punk bands such as Frightwig and Beefeater. The name "Beefeater" is of uncertain origin, with various proposed derivations. This was unsuccessful and they were rebranded back to Beefeater in 2005. Earl began his career with his first Beefeater medieval theatre-themed restaurant in 1972. In 2017, further sites were re-branded into the Beefeater restaurant chain.