Jamie Oliver is set to relaunch his Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain in the UK, six years after the brand’s dramatic collapse.

The TV chef will bring the brand back with a restaurant in London’s Leicester Square next spring, as part of a partnership with the restaurant group behind Prezzo.

Oliver said it is “incredibly important” to return to the UK high street.

Jamie’s Italian was first launched with his Italian mentor, chef Gennaro Contaldo, in Oxford in 2008, before expanding to around 40 sites.

It tumbled into administration in 2019, leading to the closure of its remaining UK sites and hundreds of job losses.

The brand continued to operate overseas and has more than 30 restaurants in 25 countries.

Brava Hospitality Group, which runs the Prezzo Italian chain, will relaunch the bra

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