Superstar chef Jamie Oliver’s holding firm has axed a fifth of its workforce, whilst he plots a excessive avenue 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 employees redundant.
A spokeswoman confirmed by electronic mail that “the session [process] is full” and the numbers of employees affected, however refused to reply additional questions, together with about why the restructuring was going down and whether or not the 25 staff had formally left the corporate.
The chef‘s group operations embrace his media actions similar to digital content material and partnerships with third events.
Final 12 months, 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 stated he had been changed, however declined to supply additional particulars, and no announcement in regards to the adjustments was obvious on the group’s web site.
The return to the British informal eating scene of Jamie’s Italian is being orchestrated via a partnership with Brava Hospitality Group, the proprietor of Prezzo.
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“As a chef, having the possibility to return to the excessive avenue is extremely necessary to me,” Mr Oliver stated final week.
“I’ll drive the menus, make certain the sourcing is true, the employees coaching, and guarantee the feel and appear of the restaurant is delivered to life in the suitable 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.
