Restaurant chain ceases trading in Jersey

The third restaurant in the chain, Nude Dunes, opened in July

A Jersey restaurant chain has gone out of business.

Nude Food Beach Limited and Nude Food Dunes Limited, which operates Nude Beach and Nude Dunes, made the announcement, citing the rising cost of living as one of the issues.

The chain opened in 2016 with a site in St Helier, and expanded with two other locations in St Aubin in 2019, and St Brelade in July.

The HideOut cafe, which shared the La Pulente slipway with Nude Dunes, closed in October after it was no longer able to operate due to lease agreements.

Nude Town closed during the pandemic and its owners said they had "done everything" to avoid closing its final two restaurants.

The company said the "rising cost of living, high levels of inflation, increasing supplier costs, costs to recruit and cost of accommodation" had caused "disastrous consequences".

The owners said: "We have invested all that we have over the last seven years to make our dreams a reality and to bring healthy and sustainable dining options to Jersey’s hospitality sector.

"We did everything we could to avoid closing our business. Our priority for now is to provide our team members and everyone who has been impacted by what has happened with all the support and care that we can."