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Jamie Oliver — The Crusading Chef ($300M)
$300M peak. 22 restaurants collapsed. 1,000 jobs lost. Brand survived.
Jamie Oliver's empire reached $300 million from The Naked Chef launch, but its collapse in 2019 marks the largest restaurant chain failure in British history, closing 22 UK restaurants and costing 1,000 jobs. Oliver personally lost $13 million, yet he pivoted to YouTube with 7 million subscribers, children's school food campaigns, and home cooking content. Oliver's brand survived, but this chapter proves even crusading chefs can lose millions.
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