Jamie Olivier reveals the main reason why his restaurant business collapsed

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19 Sep 2025 • 5:23 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Jamie Oliver attributed the collapse of his restaurant empire to being "conceptually thick" and "getting the basics wrong".
  • Speaking on Davina McCall’s Begin Again podcast, the TV chef explained his inability to grasp numbers contributed to the failure.
  • In 2019, 22 of his Jamie's Italian restaurants closed, resulting in the loss of 1,000 jobs.
  • Oliver stated that while they excelled at the complex aspects of the business, they ultimately failed on fundamental principles.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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