Chipotle is to shut all 15 of its ShopHouse Asian Kitchen restaurants next week.

According to the Nation’s Restaurant News, the fast-casual company plans to sell the leases for each location.

The ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen restaurants in Washington, DC, Maryland, Illinois, and California will cease operations on 17 March.

Chipotle spokesperson Chris Arnold said: “We now have a deal in place to sell the ShopHouse leases and believe that is the right decision at this time.”

The company announced plans last year to pursue “strategic alternatives” to the brand and subsequently said it would cease expansion of its Asian Kitchen concept.