Patisserie Valerie is to shuts its three Belfast cafes that have not recovered “as well as expected” following the pandemic.
The coffee and pastries business, which is backed by Irish private equity firm Causeway Capital, said it has “faced a period of unprecedented challenges in recent times”.
It announced on Thursday that it will now shut nine patisseries following a review of its store estate, including outlets in Belfast's Donegall Square, Castle Lane and at Forestside Shopping Centre in the south of the city.