Jamie Oliver Faces Bankruptcy: His UK Restaurants Shut Down

Owing to bankrutcy, Jamie Oliver had to shut down many of his restaurants in UK.

22 out of a total of 25 Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurants are being shut down, taking away almost 1,000 jobs owing to insolvency. Another 300 jobs at the remaining three restaurants remain at grave risk. The restaurants that are still in business are the three outlets at Gatwick airport. KPMG is overseeing the remaining restaurants and the entire situation as a process of bankruptcy protection, according to a report by The Guardian.

This very celebrated chef tweeted about the shutting down of his restaurants informing his fans of the sad news and thanking his fans and fraternity for all the support hitherto.

I’m devastated that our much-loved UK restaurants have gone into administration. I am deeply saddened by this outcome and would like to thank all of the people who have put their hearts and souls into this business over the years. Jamie Oliver

— Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver) May 21, 2019

Oliver, 43, is one of the renowned celebrity chefs apart from being an restaurateur, TV show host and author. There was no lookback for him after launching Jamie’s Italian restaurants in 2008 until recently.

Back in October 2017 as well, Oliver had to terminate the publication of his food magazine owing to cash crunch.