Does Jamie Oliver still have restaurants anywhere?

Does Jamie Oliver still have restaurants anywhere?

In May 2019, the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group went into administration. As a result, 22 of Oliver’s 25 remaining Jamie’s Italian restaurants have shut down and 1,000 people lost their jobs. Just one brand of Jamie’s Italian, along with Fifteen Cornwall at Watergate Bay and Barbecue survived.

Does Jamie Oliver have restaurants in Australia?

Jamie Oliver’s Pizzeria is managed in Australia by Hallmark Group Holdings, which also owns Retro’s Cocktail Lounge in Brisbane, a bar that plays ’80s music and serves fishbowl cocktails, and Tane nightclub on the Gold Coast, which has a “sacred urban tribal ground” theme, according to the company’s website.

How many restaurants does Jamie Oliver have 2021?

The celebrity chef’s firm Jamie’s Italian Limited – which includes 23 Jamie’s Italian restaurants and 15 Barbecoa outlets – has appointed KPMG as administrators.

Why are Jamie Oliver’s restaurants failing?

To be fair, there are still a lot of unknowns regarding Brexit in 2019, but representative Simon Blagden said (via ITV) a huge part of the problem Oliver’s restaurant were having was because of the collapse of the pound and an increase in the costs of importing ingredients from Italy.

Why did Jamie’s Italian close?

Speaking at the Casual Dining Show in London this week, Jon Knight said the Jamie’s Italian chain had become “complacent” and failed to innovate in the decade since its launch.

Is Jamie Oliver a terrible chef?

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has come up with almost no original dishes. To be clear, Jamie Oliver is a good man who does good things and makes good food, but a good chef, he is not. Good cook, maybe, but don’t hold your breath waiting for him to open a Michelin star restaurant.

What kind of restaurants does Jamie Oliver own?

Jamie Oliver owns several restaurant groups. The most famous is probably Fifteen, the restaurant in London that he opened and staffed, at least to begin with, entirely from young people who had dropped out of education and had no jobs. This was so successful that he has since opened two more ‘Fifteen’ restaurants, in Cornwall and Amsterdam.

Why did Jamie Oliver have to call in administrators?

Oliver was heavily criticised for calling in administrators in May after failing to rescue his 25-restaurant chain despite there being a rescue offer on the table. Jamie Oliver has announced he is to open 21 new restaurants around the world It comes just six months after workers lost their jobs when his restaurant chain collapsed

When did Jamie Oliver start looking for a buyer?

According to The New York Times, Oliver started looking for a buyer to help save his restaurants in late 2018 — though a buyer didn’t materialize as fast as Oliver would have liked. Will Wright of KPMG, one of the administrators brought in at the start of the closures, had this to say:

When did Jamie Olivers food magazine stop publication?

In October 2017, his food magazine, Jamie, ceased publication after almost 10 years. The business slumped to a loss of nearly £20m last year, dragged down by a grim year at the restaurant chain.