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The burger chain has almost famous has announced that it will close its doors due to the growing financial pressure being “stacked against us”- in the current economic climate.

With restaurants in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, they had gathered notoriousness for their long queues and popular dripping sauce.

In a statement from co -founder Beau Myers, however, the chain said they had been forced to close doors due to lingering debt from the covid pandemic, rising costs throughout the company and a “tightening in people’s ability to spend eating out” .

He added that the circumstances had created an “impossible situation” and that the decision was made with “broken hearts and tear -wise eyes”.

“Ironically, while our venues remain busy, and our reviews are glowing, the financial pressure stacked against us has made it impossible to maintain business- which makes this scenario even more heartbreaking,” Myers said.

The chain said the decision was made with 'broken hearts and tear -wing eyes'

The chain said the decision was made with ‘broken hearts and tear -wing eyes’ (Almost famous?

Since the first opening in 2012 in Manchester’s northern quarter, it had become a staple block among foodies and relaxed eateries and has earned over a million burgers during its time in operation.

Mr. Myers said the staff had “been as a family to us” and he was “deeply upset that we couldn’t weather the storm for you”.

“Helping our team finding new roles is our highest priority right now,” he said.

“To everyone who has been part of our history – thanks from the bottom of our hearts.”

He added that one day he hoped that the burger chain would be able to return and that they explored opportunities for how to continue in some format.

On social media, fans of almost famously flooded their side with supportive messages, with one that describes it as “the end of an era” while another wrote: “I know in the big schedule of things it was” just a Burger connection ”, but almost famous served some of the most notable burgers I’ve ever eaten. “

As a result of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, the hospitality sector has taken a noticeable hit in recent years with almost 10,000 licensed premises that close within the first year.

Data prepared and released by 2023 by the CGA and Alixpartners consultants found that 12 percent of pubs, restaurants and bars in British cities were closed since March 2020.