Gino D’Acampo’s Manchester restaurant to close permanently

Five of Gino D’Acampo’s My Restaurants – including one here in Manchester – are set to close permanently this month, it has been announced today.

The Gino-branded sites, set for closure on January 27th, include Gino’s My Restaurant at the Corn Exchange in Manchester, Castle Street in Liverpool, Temple Row in Birmingham and Park Row in Leeds.

Instead, the celebrity chef’s restaurant chain will be rebranded to become the new Italian restaurant Riva Blu, with the existing teams said to be remaining in place.

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The changes will not affect Gino’s My Pizza and Prosecco Bar brand, however, both of which will remain inside the Next store in the Manchester Arndale. 

This comes after Gino announced the launch of his new venture Luciano by Gino D’Acampo, which will be taking over the site formerly known of Piccolino in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

The chef told fans on Instagram that he ‘kicked out’  Piccolino, which is also all owned by the Manchester-based Individual Restaurants group that owns and operates Gino’s My Restaurant chain.

A spokesperson for Individual Restaurants said: “Gino D’Acampo’s restaurants and Luciano are both separate businesses from Individual Restaurants.

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“Gino Worldwide Restaurants Limited has always had Sir Malcolm Walker and Tarsem Dhaliwal as shareholders where they have enjoyed a successful partnership with Gino for several years; however, the time has come for both parties to explore new ventures.

“2022 is a new year with a new vision. Individual Restaurants is proud to announce the launch of its new brand, Riva Blu, in Liverpool (Castle Street), Manchester (Corn Exchange), Birmingham, and Leeds.

“The new Riva Blu restaurants replace the Gino My Restaurants which formerly occupied those locations.”

An official opening date for the new Riva Blu is yet to be announced. Make sure to follow the Riva Blu Instagram page for news and updates.