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Cherry Equity Partners acquires seven Gusto restaurants, saving 300 jobs

Premium Italian chain Gusto owed £11.9m to creditors when seven of 13 sites were sold to Cherry Equity Partners for £2.53m. Six restaurants closed, causing 190 redundancies, while employees are expected to be repaid in full.

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