Business goes off the boil

JAMIE Oliver’s business woes have deepened with his Australian restaurant group falling into voluntary administration.

The celebrity chef’s UK restaurants have been in financial strife amid rising costs and consumer caution, partly as a result of the Brexit vote, and his Canberra venue has now been closed.

The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group Australia, which operated six Jamie’s Italian restaurants in Australia, slipped into voluntary administration yesterday. The Canberra restaurant was closed down, while Brisbane-based Hallmark Group will take over the management of Jamie’s Italian restaurants in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Parramatta and Adelaide.