Hospitality casualty

The Madam Woo restaurant chain, founded by celebrity chef Josh Emett and restaurateur Fleur Caulton, has been put into voluntary administration as part of hospitality group Go To Collection. Malcolm Hollis and John Fisk of PwC were appointed administrators by the company’s directors yesterday, PwC said in a statement. The hospitality group operates the Rata, Madam Woo and Hawker & Roll restaurants in Queenstown, Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga and employs more than 100 staff. Hollis said the administrators were working closely with the company’s directors, shareholders and management to see if the business could be restructured and saved. ‘‘The company has experienced a difficult period due to the impact of Covid-19, especially the extreme shortage of staff,’’ he said.