Edinburgh George Street's branch of Gourmet Burger Kitchen is to close permanently as the company axes 362 jobs and shuts 26 restaurants across the UK.
The burger company had been sold in a last ditch rescue deal after falling into administration at the height of the pandemic.
The company was saved by the Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), however they are set to close 26 restaurants - including Edinburgh George Street's branch - and axe 362 roles despite saving the business from administration.
The group has now been sold in a pre-pack administration deal after working with insolvency specialists at Deloitte.
It said the move will save 35 sites and 669 jobs from its original network of 61 restaurants and 1,031 employees.
Gavin Maher, joint administrator at Deloitte, said: "As with a number of dining businesses, the broader challenges facing 'bricks and mortar' operators, combined with the effect of the lockdown, resulted in a deterioration in financial performance and a material funding requirement.
"We have been working closely with the management team under very difficult market conditions to try and find a funding solution and I am glad to be able to announce the rescue of this well-loved brand together with a large proportion of the sites and workforce.
"However, it's clearly disappointing that a number of sites have had to close resulting in today's redundancies."
