Lewis Hamilton, Leonardo DiCaprio’s vegan burger chain shutters recording $10 million in losses 

Neat Burger, the restaurant chained backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, has closed its doorways after simply six years in enterprise. The vegan eatery, which served “100% plant-based meals,” has been pressured to close after recording main losses, in keeping with The Solar.

The enterprise misplaced £7.9million (over $10million USD) again in 2022, up £3.2million from the earlier 12 months. On the time, the corporate closed a number of branches in London, together with their New York retailer. “We’re concentrating our efforts on our greatest performing eating places — we imagine that typically taking a step again is critical to make an even bigger leap ahead,” a press release from the corporate learn. 

By 2025, solely two shops within the UK remained, each of which have been shuttered this week, the UK newspaper reported. “We now have no additional remark presently, aside from to verify that the enterprise has taken the troublesome resolution to shut its UK eating places,” a Neat Burger spokesperson mentioned. The enterprise employed round 150 individuals, all of whom are anticipated to lose their jobs. 

Hamilton has been vegan since 2017 and has pushed for “more healthy” meals choices for customers on a number of events. DiCaprio, however, follows a versatile vegetarian weight-reduction plan in an effort to lower his carbon footprint. “I imagine we’d like a more healthy excessive avenue choice that tastes superb and affords one thing thrilling to those that wish to be meat-free each from time to time,” Hamilton mentioned throughout the burger chain’s launch in 2019. 

It is made for a tough couple of weeks for the Ferrari driver, particularly after ending P7 on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, saying he wanted “a mind transplant” to be able to perceive his new automotive. He struggled to cover his disappointment after his teammate, Charles Leclerc, completed on the rostrum, telling reporters, “There was not one second [I was comfortable during the race].”