Celeb chef Jamie Oliver’s holding firm has axed a fifth of its workforce, whilst he plots a excessive road restaurant comeback six years after his Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed into administration.
Sky Information has learnt that Jamie Oliver Group – which isn’t related to the newly revived restaurant business – is making 25 of its 126 workers redundant.
A spokeswoman confirmed by electronic mail that “the session [process] is full” and the numbers of workers affected, however refused to reply additional questions, together with about why the restructuring was happening and whether or not the 25 workers had formally left the corporate.
The chef‘s group operations embrace his media actions akin to digital content material and partnerships with third events.
Final yr, Kevin Types, a former government at Thomas Cook dinner and the cinema chain Vue, stepped down as chief government of Jamie Oliver Group after simply over two years within the position.
The corporate’s spokeswoman mentioned he had been changed, however declined to supply additional particulars, and no announcement concerning the modifications was obvious on the group’s web site.
The return to the British informal eating scene of Jamie’s Italian is being orchestrated by a partnership with Brava Hospitality Group, the proprietor of Prezzo.
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“As a chef, having the prospect to return to the excessive road is extremely essential to me,” Mr Oliver mentioned final week.
“I’ll drive the menus, make certain the sourcing is true, the workers coaching, and guarantee the feel and appear of the restaurant is delivered to life in the precise method.”
The chain’s demise in 2019 resulted in about 1,000 job losses and got here after frantic efforts to discover a purchaser for the enterprise.
