The pandemic may be an increasingly distant memory to many, but two of the most popular restaurant brands of the Noughties are only just waking up to a hangover from Covid-era debts.
Wahaca, the Mexican chain launched by the MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers, has secured lifeline funding after issuing a warning in its accounts.
The finances of The Breakfast Club, a London hipster favourite, meanwhile, have been red-flagged by auditors as it braces to begin repayments on a £2 million loan taken out to survive the coronavirus crisis.
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