The majority of Chiquito restaurants are set to close permanently as the owners have announced the chain has fallen into administration.
It comes amid struggles to cope with the downturn from coronavirus after the prime minister ordered restaurants to shut as part of tightened social distancing measures.
The Restaurant Group, which also owns Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s, said it would also permanently close its Food and Fuel chain of pubs in London.
As a result, a total of 60 Chiquito sites will remain shut, with some 1,500 jobs likely to be affected. The move comes less than a week after the company said sales plummeted 12.5 per cent over two weeks and a few days after they announced temporary closures.
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