Birmingham TGI Fridays: Full List of closed and ‘saved’ locations in 'rescue deal' amid 35 restaurant closures

In a significant shake-up for TGI Fridays in the UK, has announced the closure of 35 of its restaurants as part of a ‘rescue deal’ aimed at saving the brand from financial collapse.

This move has resulted in the loss of over 1,000 jobs, marking a challenging period for the popular American-themed restaurant chain.

The rescue deal, orchestrated by Breal Capital and Calveton UK, involves the acquisition of 51 TGI Fridays restaurants. This comes after the group’s previous operator fell into administration, leaving the future of the chain in jeopardy.

The deal has successfully saved nearly 2,400 jobs across the UK, providing a lifeline to many employees and ensuring the continuation of the brand in several locations.

However, as part of the ‘rescue deal’, the closure of 35 restaurants has led to 1,012 redundancies.

Breal and Calveton is said to have ‘a wealth of experience in the sector’ including D&D London, Byron Burgers and Vinoteca.

A spokesperson for the new owners said: “We are delighted to be working with such an enthusiastic and committed Management Team to both modernise the business and capitalise on the heritage of this iconic Brand.”

Closed locations in Birmingham:

• Birmingham’s Hagley Road: The oldest TGI Fridays in the UK, opened in 1986, was not included in the rescue deal. This historic location will unfortunately be closing its doors, marking the end of an era for many loyal customers.
• Solihull’s Touchwood Shopping Centre
• Sutton Coldfield

Saved locations in Birmingham:

• Birmingham’s NEC
• Walsall
• Coventry

Julie McEwan, Chief Executive of TGI Fridays UK, said: “TGI Fridays is a much-loved brand with a rich heritage. The news today marks the start of a positive future for our business following a very challenging period for the casual dining sector as a whole. We look to the future with confidence that the TGI Fridays brand will continue to attract loyal and new guests.

“We are devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us. We are doing everything possible to retain our team and support those impacted.

“We would like to thank our team and our loyal guests for supporting us during this transition. We are proud to serve millions of customers across the UK and are committed to continuing to evolve our proposition and to give our guests a great value for money experience that keeps them coming back to enjoy TGI Fridays time and again.”

The first TGI Fridays opened in New York in 1965 with the promise of ‘In here, it’s always Friday’. The brand is famous for signature dishes including loaded potato skins, which it invented, and its Legendary Glaze.

Full list of TGI Fridays UK restaurants remaining open:

• Bluewater
• Trafford Centre
• Meadowhall
• Aberdeen Union Square
• Metrocentre
• Basildon
• Glasgow Fort
• Milton Keynes Stadium
• Braehead
• Wembley
• Birmingham NEC
• Glasgow
• Junction 27
• Castleford
• Lakeside Quay
• Teesside
• Bolton
• Norwich
• St Davids
• Doncaster
• Lakeside
• Fareham
• Liverpool One
• Stevenage
• White Rose
• Cribbs Causeway
• Rushden Lakes
• Stoke on Trent
• Southampton
• Silverburn
• Watford Central
• Aberdeen Beach
• Braintree
• Bournemouth
• Stratford
• High Wycombe
• Cheshire Oaks
• Walsall
• Milton Keynes
• Sheffield
• Nottingham
• Edinburgh
• Coventry
• Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Telford
• The O2
• Staines
• Crawley
• Reading
• Cheadle
• Leicester Square

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