Huge TV chef’s restaurant chain closes last branch after 34 years in ‘very sad’ news

The past remaining subdivision of a personage chef’s edifice concatenation has closed it doors.

In 1990 Simon Rimmer bought Greens, a vegetarian edifice successful West Didsbury, Manchester, alongside Simon Connolly.

He became its cook aft the concern partners realised they were incapable to spend to prosecute someone.

Greens past appeared successful the AA usher for 31 of the adjacent 33 years, became the archetypal purely vegetarian edifice to look successful The Good Food Guide.

A sister edifice opened successful Sale, Greater Manchester, successful July 2022.

However earlier this year the archetypal edifice was unopen down due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Now, little than a twelvemonth later, the different 1 has been forced to close.

In a connection posted connected societal media, the edifice shared: ‘It is with heavy regret that the committee of directors and shareholders person decided to adjacent the doors permanently of Greens Sale with contiguous effect. We’ve done everything imaginable to marque this work, but it is present wide the concern is untenable.

‘We’d similar to convey everyone, squad members and guests, who person been connected the Greens travel with us.’

Simon, 61, is yet to remark connected the latest closure, which marks the extremity of his edifice chain.

When announcing the closure of Greens Didsbury successful January, Simon posted an affectional connection connected societal media.

‘It’s a precise bittersweet day. We’ve unluckily had to adjacent the door,’ helium shared.

‘Our landlords person accrued our rent successful the portion of 35%, and the outgo of earthy materials, the outgo of heat, the outgo of power, employing people, and wide nutrient costs has meant that the concern has go unviable,’ helium explained successful a abbreviated video posted connected Instagram.

He added: ‘It’s a heartbreaking day.’

Simon, who has hosted Sunday Brunch with Tim Lovejoy since 2012, besides thanked each subordinate of staff, customer, supplier, neighbour, and person for keeping it going for implicit 3 decades.

Throughout his vocation Simon has besides appeared connected This Morning, The One Show, Great British Menu, Celebrity Mastermind and Strictly Come Dancing.

Sunday Brunch airs play from 9.30am.

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