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21st May 2019

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain goes into administration

Rudi Kinsella

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Well over 1,000 jobs are at risk following the potential closure of the chain.

Roughly 1,300 jobs are at risk as Jamie Oliver’s restaurant business becomes a casualty of what is being referred to by many as the “casual dining crisis”.

BBC are reporting that Oliver has crashed into administration, just two years after narrowly averting an earlier collapse.

Auditing company KPMG are set to handle an insolvency process.

A total of 25 restaurants are affected by the move, 23 of which are from the Jamie’s Italian chain.

The celebrity chef released a statement in which he said “I appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected.”

He added: “I would also like to thank all the customers who have enjoyed and supported us over the last decade, it’s been a real pleasure serving you.”

“We launched Jamie’s Italian in 2008 with the intention of positively disrupting mid-market dining in the UK High Street, with great value and much higher quality ingredients, best-in-class animal welfare standards and an amazing team who shared my passion for great food and service. And we did exactly that.”

It has been reported by RTÉ that Oliver’s Dublin restaurant, which is located in Dundrum Shopping Centre, is unaffected by this news.

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