Handmade Burger Co is a
restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
chain in the United Kingdom serving beef, chicken and vegetable burgers.
History
The first restaurant was opened in
Birmingham
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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.
On 6 July 2017 the company went into administration, with nine of its 29 restaurants closing immediately. Prior to this, Handmade Burger Co was operating with nearly 900 members of staff.
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.
In April 2021, the brand was re-launched by a former manager and Howitt Hospitality Consultants. The first branch to reopen was at Meadowhall in
Sheffield
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, and its
Lincoln
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branch reopened on 7 September 2021.
See also
*
List of hamburger restaurants
This is a list of notable hamburger restaurants. A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat (usually beef) usually placed inside a sliced hamburger bun. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, bacon, tom ...
References
2020 disestablishments in England
2020 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
2006 establishments in the United Kingdom
British companies disestablished in 2020
Hamburger restaurants
Restaurants disestablished in 2020
Restaurants established in 2006
Restaurant groups in the United Kingdom
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