Valencian chain Kento declares bankruptcy

VALENCIA. He takeaway Japanese food Kento declared bankruptcy. controlled Eduardo Hiikema in 2017, For several months now, he has been leading a chain of closures of stores located in the center of Valencia, such as on Calle San Vicente, as well as stores located in other cities, such as Torrent. Due to the financial situation that led to the above mentioned competition organized by Economistthe company reduced its space from 15 to 6.

The chain also closed stores opened outside Valencia, such as Bilbao, due to rising prices for raw materials. He now has four restaurants in Valencia and two in Alicante, specifically in Elche and San Vicente del Raspeig. The company completed 2022 with a turnover of 3.65 million and a positive result, although with a financial debt of more than a million.

Angel Capitalinvestment tool of a Valencian businessman Juan Roigentered the network as an investor in 2018, which was also part of the sixth edition of Lanzader’s accelerator. The company owns 24.49% of the shares of Colorfood Retail SL, according to company reports from the president of Mercadona from 2023. While Angels indicates the intention is to keep the company in business, the bankruptcy is in liquidation with a mandatory offer to purchase. production unit.

Hiilkema, What Inspired by his experiences living in big cities such as London, he sought to connect healthy, quality Japanese food with restaurants. takeaway With daily fresh product. Kento’s offer is based on products such as nigiris, Makis, donburis or benthosin addition to salads or soups.