Popular burger chain Almost Famous announces shock closure
Popular burger chain Almost Famous announces shock closure
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Restaurant’s co-founder said business was hit by lingering debts from pandemic and rising costs. Burger chain Almost Famous has announced it will be closing its doors due to growing financial pressures becoming “stacked against us”- in the current economic climate.
![[The chain said the decision had been made with ‘broken hearts and tearful eyes’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/08/Almost-Famous-statement.jpg)
With restaurants in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, they had gathered notoriety for their long queues and popular dripping sauce. However, in a statement from co-founder Beau Myers, the chain said that they had been forced to close doors due to lingering debts from the Covid pandemic, rising costs across the business and a “tightening in people’s ability to spend on dining out”.
He added that the circumstances had created an “impossible situation” and that the decision had been made with “broken hearts and tearful eyes”. “Ironically, while our venues remain busy and our reviews are glowing, the financial pressures stacked against us have made it impossible to sustain the business- making this scenario even more heart-breaking,” Mr Myers said.
Since first opening in 2012 in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, it had become a staple location among foodies and casual diners, and has served over a million burgers during its time in operation. Mr Myers said that staff had “been like family to us” and he was “deeply sorry we couldn’t weather the storm for you”.
