Handmade Burger Co

Handmade Burger Co was a restaurant chain in the United Kingdom serving beef, chicken and vegetable burgers.

Handmade Burger Co
IndustryRestaurants
Defunct23 January 2020 
Headquarters
United Kingdom 
Number of locations
18 restaurants (as of 2020)
Area served
United Kingdom
OwnerThe Burger Chain Limited
Number of employees
283 (2020)
Websitehandmadeburger.co.uk/ 

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]

See also

References
  1. bighospitality.co.uk. "Handmade Burger Company secures funding for restaurant refurbs". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. bighospitality.co.uk. "Handmade Burger Co collapses in to administration". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. Bains, Sanjeeta (2017-07-07). "Birmingham burger chain goes into administration". birminghammail. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. Partridge, Joanna (2020-01-23). "Handmade Burger Co in administration with loss of 283 jobs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-24.


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