Loch Fyne Restaurants was the name of a chain of seafood restaurants in the United Kingdom owned and operated by Greene King plc.
History
The company took its name from Loch Fyne, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The business started life as part of Loch Fyne Oysters but, in September 2006, the restaurant chain (then comprising 36 restaurants[1]) was bought by Greene King for £68 million.[2]
Loch Fyne Oysters continues in business under separate ownership; it owns the "Loch Fyne" brand and supplied much of the seafood used by the restaurant chain.[3]
In 2008 Loch Fyne Restaurants was reported by the BBC to be paying their waiting staff a base salary below the minimum wage made up to legal levels by tips.[4]
At its largest, the chain had over 40 restaurants. Some had already closed by 2020, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Loch Fyne permanently closed 11 more restaurants,[5] with further closures following and the last restaurants closing in November 2023.[1]
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References
- Loch Fyne 'no longer a core part' of Greene King The Caterer, 2023-11-27, retrieved 2024-02-07^
- Greene King buys fish chain Loch Fyne for 68 mln stg Reuters, 2007-08-07, retrieved 2008-02-12^
- Loch Fyne Oysters and Restaurants - History Loch Fyne Oysters, retrieved 2017-04-05^
- Loch Fyne wages "below minimum" BBC News, 2008-07-24, retrieved 2008-07-26^
- Greene King closures: why the chain is closing 79 pubs and restaurants - including 11 Loch Fyne venues scotsman.com, 2020-10-08, retrieved 2021-07-23^