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Fast food chain Leon has announced plans to close some of its restaurants and reduce staff numbers after appointing administrators. The company has enlisted the services of Quantuma as administrators, stating that its main priority is to 'shut loss-making restaurants'.

The firm has established a programme to assist those made redundant, it revealed. Last month, the company was bought by co-founder John Vincent. The chain runs 44 company-owned restaurants and has 22 franchised restaurants.

Mr Vincent stated, "If you look at the performance of LEON's peers, you will see that everyone is facing challenges – companies are reporting significant losses due to working patterns and increasingly unsustainable taxes."

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