A popular burger restaurant will be leaving Southampton after the company went into administration.

Byron Burger, located in Westquay, is one of nine restaurants set to close.

Famously Proper, which owns Byron and fried chicken brand Mother Clucker, blamed lower consumer spending and rising costs for the decision.

This is the third time the company has downsized, with 218 jobs set to be slashed in this series of cuts.

However, a deal has been made to save 12 sites and around 365 jobs.

Administrators from Interpath Advisory were appointed on Friday and immediately confirmed the company has been sold in a pre-pack administration to Tristar Foods, a new company linked to Calveton.

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Claire Winder and Chris Pole, joint administrators for the company, said the remaining 12 sites and 365 jobs will transfer to the buyer.

The insolvency experts said they explored a number of options aimed at securing the company’s future but turned to administration after no solvent bids were made to buy the business.

Ms Winder, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: “Like many other companies across the hospitality sector, Byron had seen a boost in trading following the end of the Covid lockdown measures.

“However, the sky-high inflation seen in 2022 saw costs spiral and resulted in reduced customer spend, which in turn placed significant cashflow pressure on the business.

“We are pleased to have concluded this transaction which will see the Byron name continue to trade on high streets across the country and which, importantly, has preserved a significant number of jobs.”

The administrators stressed that they will be “providing support to those impacted by redundancy, including providing the information required to make claims from the Redundancy Payments Office.”

Byron Burger closures:

  • Southampton
  • Bluewater shopping centre, Kent
  • Chelmsford
  • Edinburgh, Lothian Road
  • Leeds
  • London, Wembley
  • Manchester
  • Milton Keynes
  • Salisbury

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