Handmade Burger Co
Industry | Restaurants |
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Founded | 2006 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Handmade Burger Co is a restaurant chain in the United Kingdom serving beef, chicken and vegetable burgers.
History[]
The first restaurant was opened in Birmingham in 2006 by Chris Sargeant. In 2015, the company opened its largest restaurant, in Grand Central, Birmingham, following a £600,000 cash injection. Upon opening, there were 24 restaurants.[1]
On 6 July 2017 the company went into administration, with nine of its 29 restaurants closing immediately.[2] Prior to this, Handmade Burger Co was operating with nearly 900 members of staff.[3]
The company collapsed into administration on 23 January 2020 for a second time. All 18 remaining restaurants ceased trading immediately. The demise of the chain was put down to over-saturation of the casual dining market in the United Kingdom, with consumers spending less and opting for lower-end options.[4]
In April 2021, the brand was re-launched by a former manager and Howitt Hospitality Consultants.[5] The first branch to reopen was at Meadowhall in Sheffield, and its Lincoln branch reopened on 7 September 2021.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ bighospitality.co.uk. "Handmade Burger Company secures funding for restaurant refurbs". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ bighospitality.co.uk. "Handmade Burger Co collapses in to administration". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Bains, Sanjeeta (2017-07-07). "Birmingham burger chain goes into administration". birminghammail. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Partridge, Joanna (2020-01-23). "Handmade Burger Co in administration with loss of 283 jobs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Karran, Ellis (2021-04-02). "Ex manager takes over Handmade Burger and will reopen Lincoln restaurant". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Verney, Joseph (2021-09-10). "Handmade Burger reopens in Lincoln under new ownership". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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