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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Pyrex and Instant Pot maker files for bankruptcy protection in US

A spoon and a Pyrex measuring jug containing brown rice on a wood cutting board with an Instant Pot in the background
An Instant Pot multicooker and a Pyrex measuring jug. Photograph: Darryl Brooks/Alamy

The maker of Pyrex kitchenware and the Instant Pot pressure cooker has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming rising interest rates for its financial difficulties.

Instant Brands, controlled by the private equity investor Cornell Capital, said late on Tuesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas, as it tries to restructure liabilities of as much as $1bn (£790m).

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