Hundreds of jobs at risk as LEON moves to cut unprofitable restaurants

The accelerated nutrient concatenation LEON has moved to name administrators successful a bid to unafraid its future, leaving hundreds of jobs astatine risk.

The loss-making company, bought backmost from Asda by its co-founder John Vincent lone past month, said it had begun a process that aimed to adjacent unprofitable sites.

It was unclear astatine this signifier however galore of its 71 restaurants - 44 of them straight owned - and astir 1,100 unit would beryllium affected.

"The restructuring volition impact the closure of respective of LEON's restaurants and a fig of occupation losses", a connection said.

"The institution has created a programme to enactment anyone made redundant."

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