Carluccio’s restaurant chain to be rescued by chicken king

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Carluccio’s to be rescued from administration by owner of Giraffe restaurant chain

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

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Carluccio’s will be rescued from administration by the owner of the Giraffe restaurant chain. 

Boparan Restaurants will snap up the troubled Italian-style brand from administrators FRP Advisory, in a deal which will save around 900 jobs. But Boparan will only buy around 30 of the 71 Carluccio’s restaurants. 

The remaining locations are likely to close, the Mail understands, meaning around 1,000 jobs will be axed. 

Saved: The ailing restaurant chain was founded by late chef Antonio Carluccio

The deal will ensure, at least over the short term, the survival of the 21- year-old Carluccio’s brand, which was founded by late chef Antonio Carluccio. 

Before it slipped into administration at the end of March, Carluccio’s had been owned by Dubai-based retail firm Landmark Group. 

Boparan is owned by tycoon Ranjit Boparan, who earned the nickname ‘chicken king’ after founding poultry supplier 2 Sisters Food Group in 1993. 

He bought Giraffe from Tesco in 2016, and months later grabbed Ed’s Diner out of administration. 

But he was forced to close a third of the locations last year amid a crisis in the casual dining sector.

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