Two Mansfield restaurants under threat as owner announces plans to close more than 100 branches

Owners of Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito has said today it will close more than 100 restaurants due to a 'challenging backdrop' in the casual dining sector.
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There are both Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito restaurants in Mansfield.

In a statement, a spokesman for The Restaurant Group (TRG), which owns the two food chains, said he could not comment on the future of individual restaurants.

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The 118 restaurants - 76 within Frankie and Benny’s and 42 Chiquito and other leisure sites - make up around a third of its restaurant portfolio.

The company has also said it expects to close 'at least 50 per cent of Leisure sites' when the leases are up. This means that during the next six years it plans to close approximately 88 restaurants, with those on longer leases also under threat of closure.

"Responding to these headwinds in the casual dining market we stated that we expect to exit at least 50 per cent of Leisure sites reaching their next exit date.

"We want to stress that we are by no means committing to the closure of all these sites and certainly not with any immediacy.

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"Our Leisure sites have an average of six years to their first potential exit date, so as and when leases do come up for renewal, we will take a considered and disciplined approach, on a case-by-case basis. When and if we do close sites we will always look to redeploy staff to other sites within our portfolio."

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