Chef Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain goes into administration, more than 1,000 jobs at risk


LONDON (Reuters): British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain went into administration on Tuesday (May 21), threatening around 1,300 jobs in the latest blow for Britain’s high street.

Oliver, 43, a well-known figure in the United Kingdom and beyond for his popular TV shows and top-selling cookery books, founded his Jamie’s Italian brand of high street restaurants in 2008.

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