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The owners of Gourmet Burger Kitchen have launched a restructuring plan which could see branches close across the country.

GBK owner Famous Brands has appointed accountancy firm Grant Thornton to initiate a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), an insolvency procedure used by struggling firms to ditch under performing sites.

Famous Brands, which only acquired GBK in 2016 for £120 million, said earlier this year that it is considering "strategic options" for the firm.

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The news could force the closure of its restaurants at Clarks Shopping Village in Street and SouthGate in Bath.

GBK operates around 80 stores and employs 2,000 people.

It follows in the footsteps of rival chain Byron Burger who closed 16 restaurants around the UK following its Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) in January this year.

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