{"id":3477,"date":"2026-02-15T17:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:07:20","slug":"full-list-of-confirmed-closures-as-fast-food-chain-collapses-into-administration-with-hundreds-of-jobs-lost-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"Full list of confirmed closures as fast food chain collapses into administration with hundreds of jobs lost &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Full list of confirmed closures as fast food chain collapses into administration with hundreds of jobs lost\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-16.40.15.png?height=241&amp;width=490\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A list of confirmed closures has been revealed.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A fast food chain have cut 244 jobs after collapsing into administration last December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The chain, which was forced to close 22 locations following their collapse, had major losses throughout 2023, 2024, and 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In 2023 they had losses of \u00a312.5m, \u00a38.3m in 2024, and almost \u00a310m on draft figures for 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The chain, Leon, had built their reputation on natural fast-casual food but had struggled since being sold to Asda&#8217;s owner in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Leon&#8217;s co-founder, John Vincent, bought the business back from Asda in October last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>While a full, definitive list hasn&#8217;t been released, confirmed closures include:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tongham, Surrey<\/li>\n<li>Notting Hill Gate, London<\/li>\n<li>ASDA, Milton Keynes<\/li>\n<li>Westfield London, Shepherd&#8217;s Bush<\/li>\n<li>George Street, Richmond<\/li>\n<li>Chancery Lane, High Holborn, London<\/li>\n<li>Cheapside, London<\/li>\n<li>Brixton Road, London<\/li>\n<li>Brighton (North Street)<\/li>\n<li>Manchester Piccadilly<\/li>\n<li>Wimbledon Hill Road, London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Mr Vincent said that &#8216;increasingly unsustainable taxes&#8217; were part of the reason for Leon&#8217;s fall, though he also said they had moved &#8216;away from their core values&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He said: \u201cIn the last two years, Asda had bigger fish to fry, and Leon was always a business they didn\u2019t feel fitted their strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He said that he hopes Leon will be able to provide &#8216;jobs to many more people once we have returned to profitability and can continue to grow again&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Administrators have proposed a company voluntary agreement (CVA) which is a way of restructuring a business so that they can continue trading by negotiating their debts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Full #list #confirmed #closures #fast #food #chain #collapses #administration #hundreds #jobs #lost #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of confirmed closures has been revealed. A fast food chain have cut 244 jobs after collapsing into administration last December. The chain, which was forced to close 22 locations following their collapse, had major losses throughout 2023, 2024, and 2025. 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