Pizza Hut, on the corner of Grantham’s Springfield Road and London Road, has been named as one of the chain’s 29 restaurants to close. About 450 jobs will be lost in total.
The news comes less than a month after Pizza Express approved the closure of 73 of its own sites, , including one in Grantham’s George Centre, hitting a total of 1,100 workers
It is the latest of a raft of dining chains to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) restructuring deal to avoid collapse.
In a statement, Pizza Hut said it has put forward the proposals as “sales are not expected to fully bounce back until well into 2021” despite a quick and safe reopening of sites.
A spokesperson added: “We are doing everything we can to redeploy our team members from our Pizza Hut Restaurants locations that are closing and minimise the impact to our workforce.
“We are therefore unable to share exact job loss numbers for each Hut.
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise which was founded in 1958 in Kansas by the Carney brothers The company is known for its Italian American cuisine menu, including pizza and pasta, as well as side dishes and desserts.
The Grantham branch is built on the site of the former Manners Arms pub and garage which were demolished in 2004.
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