British coffee and deli chain Coffee Republic has called in administrators.
The group has 153 directly-employed staff, of whom 26 are based at its head office in London and 127 at 20 group-operated outlets in Britain.
Administrators at KPMG are assessing the viability of individual outlets but warned that job cuts were 'inevitable' at loss-making outlets.
The group has 187 outlets in total in the UK and overseas, including 70 franchises and a further 97 concessions in cinemas, retail outlets and hotels. These are not affected by the administration.
KPMG has been appointed to Coffee Republic (UK), Coffee Republic Franchising and Goodbean, although holding company Coffee Republic plc is not in administration.
Coffee Republic was formed by Bobby and Sahar Hashemi, a brother and sister team. Their first coffee bar opened in 1995 in London.
