Gourmet Burger Kitchen will have 26 restaurants and 326 jobs to save the wider workforce.
As reported by Sky News, the chain will continue to operate on 35 sites with the remaining 669 employment, but 26 restaurants will be sold to Ranjit Boparan.
Earlier this year, Boparan rescued a chain of Carluccio and owns Ed’s Easy Diner, Fishworks.
Deloitte handles the management process for Gourmet Burger Kitchen, “like many meal businesses, combined with the broader challenges facing ‘brick and mortar’ operators and the impact of lockdowns, resulting in degradation in financial performance and material financing requirements. ”
The news has put many jobs in the hospitality sector at risk, as much of the UK is forced into a second lockdown.
Since March, companies in the casual dining sector, including Wagamama and Prezzo, have resorted to bankruptcy processes, auctions or emergency funding.
