LONDON (Reuters): British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain went into administration on Tuesday (May 21), threatening around 1,300 jobs in the latest blow for Britain’s high street. Oliver, 43, a well-known figure in the United Kingdom and beyond for his popular TV shows and top-selling cookery books, founded his Jamie’s Italian brand of high street restaurants in 2008. About 1,300 jobs across 25 branches will be put at risk by the administration, a form of protection from creditors. Barbecoa, a steakhouse and Jamie Oliver’s Diner are also hit by the administration, which includes the London branch of Fifteen - Oliver’s first restaurant which he founded in 2002, a social enterprise designed to train young unemployed people. Fifteen Cornwall, operated under a franchise, is unaffected, as is Jamie Oliver’s international restaurant franchise business.

Source: The Star May 21, 2019 12:22 UTC