Wed, 14 Jan 2026

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 TGI Fridays closes 16 UK stores, with 456 job losses

The UK restaurant chain's remaining 33 restaurants will stay open after a rescue deal was reached.

* 16 TGI Fridays restaurants have closed in the UK, putting 456 employees out of work.
* The remaining 33 restaurants will continue to operate after being sold as part of a rescue deal.
* 1,384 jobs were safeguarded in the deal.
* The business was sold to a company owned by Sugarloaf, the manager of the global TGI Fridays brand.
* Some of the closed locations include: + Ashton Under Lyne + Doncaster + Staines + Stevenage + Walsall + Bournemouth + Telford + Reading + Coventry + Edinburgh + Crawley + Aberdeen Beach + Nottingham + Sheffield + Stratford + Braintree
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