Leeds restaurant casualty of burger chain collapse

Nine restaurants, including sites in Leeds and Wakefield, have been shut down following the collapse of the Handmade Burger Co last week.

Joint administrators from Leonard Curtis were appointed on 6 July to the Midlands-based restaurant chain, which has sites in Hull, Sheffield and two in Leeds, among its 29 restaurant portfolio.

The administrators of the Sargeant Partnership Ltd and the Hand Made Burger Company have now closed nine restaurants, from Glasgow and Newcastle down to Birmingham.

The closures have resulted in 163 staff being made redundant out of a total workforce of 700.

The remaining 20 restaurants in the chain will continue to operate as normal, including the Trinity Leeds, Sheffield and Hull sites, under the control of the joint administrators.

Joint administrator Julien Irving said: “We are monitoring trade closely and looking to get a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in place which we consider to be the best outcome for all parties. If the proposal has the support of the creditors, then a CVA may allow the business to continue.

“We are working hard to seek approval from the companies’ creditors to secure this. If, however, this is not possible, then as Joint Administrators we will seek a buyer for the business.”

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