All the Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge restaurants which are closing

Casual Dining Group, the owners of Bella Italia, Cafe Rouge and Las Iguanas, have filled for administration and are closing 91 sites.

Casual Dining Group operates 250 sites across the UK, and is set to permanently close 91 of them with immediate effect. The closures will lead to 1,909 redundancies.

It will see the closure of Bella Italia in Manchester Piccadilly, Deansgate and Didsbury, as well as the Cafe Rouge restaurant in the Trafford Centre. 

James Spragg, CEO of Casual Dining Group, said: “After reviewing all our options with advisors, it became clear that we needed to take this action in order to protect the business and secure the best possible future for Casual Dining Group as we look to conclude a potential sale.”

He continued: “We are acutely aware of our duty to all employees and recognise that this is an incredibly difficult time for them.

“Working alongside the administrators we will do everything we can to support them through this process with a view to preserving as much employment as we are able to.”

Alix Partners have been appointed to handle the process, Clare Kennedy the joint administrator said: “We appreciate that this is an extremely difficult time for all those associated with Casual Dining Group.

“Our immediate priorities are to assist those whose employment has been affected by today’s announcement and to secure a sale for the group in order to protect jobs and provide the group’s much-loved brands with a sustainable platform for the future.”

11 Las Iguanas restaurants are set to close, however the Manchester Deansgate branch has not been affected.

The full list of Casual Dining Group closures

Bella Italia

• Newbury
• East Kilbride
• Baker Street
• Cambridge
• Cheltenham Prom
• Soton Above Bar
• Blackpool Church
• Watford
• Plymouth
• Dunfermline
• Islington
• Gloucester Quays
• Hatfield
• Southend
• Didsbury
• Solihull
• Brighton Belotta
• Windsor
• Manchester Deansgate
• Camberley Atrium
• Aberdeen
• Loughborough
• Crewe
• Colliers Wood
• Brighton Marina
• Cardiff
• Shaftesbury Ave
• Hemel Hempstead
• Leeds
• Silverlink
• Bexley
• New Brighton
• Orpington
• Manchester Piccadilly
• Café Rouge
• Bury St Edmonds
• Newbury
• Maidstone Earl St
• Solihull
• Pinner
• Blackheath
• Harborne Birmingh
• Leamington Spa
• York
• Dulwich
• Epsom
• Birmingham Mailbox
• Woking
• Hitchin
• Oxford
• Leicester
• Chester
• Cheltenham
• Loughton
• Chelmsford
• Cambridge
• Edinburgh
• Southgate
• Esher
• Bromley
• Salisbury
• Canterbury Long
• Trafford Centre
• Exeter Princesshay
• Hertford
• Milton Keynes

Las Iguanas

• Harrogate
• Brighton Marina
• Derby
• Sheffield
• Woking
• Chester
• Brunswick Square
• Braintree
• Bournemouth
• Norwich
• Newcastle

Belgo

• Belgo Kingsway
• Belgo Nottingham
• Belgo Centraal

Airport sites

• Café Rouge Rapide Inverness Airport
• Bristol Airport
• The George Ale & Coffee House (T5)
• The Darwin Ale & Coffee House (T3)
• Jersey Airport
• Oriel Luton
• Oriel Heathrow T4
• La Salle Heathrow T2
• Bella Italia Luton
• Oriel Heathrow T3
• Huxley’s Heathrow T5
• The Shipyard Jersey