Veeno Faces Administration, Five Locations at Risk

0:00It's April 15th. You're listening to Lester News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cory with the story. Vino, that Italian bar and restaurant chain with a spot right in Lester City Center, just hit administration thanks to skyrocketing costs eating into their margins. They called in administrators on Wednesday, April 8th to try and save the business, putting their five remaining spots, including the one at St. Season, Martin Square, that opened back in 2016 on the chopping block. Founded 13 years ago by Sicilian entrepreneurs, Nino Caruso and Andrea Zakino, Vino spread across UK cities like Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh, Leeds, and even hit Poland with a site in Rokla. They've already shuttered two locations recently, Manchester last August, and Chester this February after battling the same tough casual dining scene that crushed so many others. Administrators David Kemp and Richard Hunt from Exigent Group are now steering vintage corporation, Vino's operating company, as noted in the London.

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