Meadowhall customers have expressed their shock at the closure of another restaurant at Meadowhall.

Restaurant chain Handmade Burger Co has collapsed, with the immediate loss of 283 jobs nationwide.

The chain has closed 18 restaurants across the UK after it failed to secure a last-minute rescue sale.

It is the second time the company, which is registered as The Burger Chain Limited, has fallen into administration in less than three years, having closed nine restaurants when it restructured in 2017.

Wooden cladding is one of the changes shoppers will notice.

placeholder image — Wooden cladding is one of the changes shoppers will notice.

Administrators at insolvency specialists Leonard Curtis said that sales have dived at the chain in recent years, making its future unsustainable.

Joint administrator David Griffiths said: "The casual dining market in the UK has experienced significant challenges over the last four years, largely as a result of overcapacity in the sector, which has resulted in a significant number of insolvencies.

"Sales at Handmade Burger Co restaurants have almost halved during this period, which has proved to be unsustainable.

"It is disappointing that circumstances have meant that a sale of the business has not been possible in this case, but our focus now should be on those employees affected.”

The restaurants which have closed are:

Aberdeen, Union Square; Birmingham, Brindley Place; Birmingham, Bullring; Bournemouth, BH2 Leisure; Edinburgh, Ocean Terminal; Glasgow, Breahead shopping centre; Glasgow, St Vincent Street; Hull, Paragon Street; Leeds, Trinity; Leicester, Highcross; Lincoln, Brayford Wharf; Newcastle, Metrocentre; Peterborough, The Old Still; Reading, The Oracle; Sheffield, Meadowhall; Solihull, Touchwood; Southampton, West Quay; Wembley, Designer Outlet.