Whitbread will use company assets to back a £100m contribution into its pension fund.
Marks & Spencer Group and its scheme trustees have agreed an £800m funding plan for the company's pension scheme.
The number of schemes using non-cash assets to pay off deficits will outstrip buyouts over the next five years, Deloitte claims.
UK - ITV has reported gains totalling £110m (US$165.4m) from initiatives aimed at reducing the future costs and risks of operating its pension schemes.
ITV has reported gains totalling £110m from initiatives aimed at reducing the future costs and risks of operating its pension schemes.