Island Poke chain sold in rescue deal, securing more than 100 jobs

Troubled Hawaiian food chain Island Poke has been sold to a hospitality start-up backer in a rescue deal that has saved more than 100 jobs (Jonathan Brady/PA)

By Holly Williams, PA Business Editor

Hawaiian food chain Island Poke has been sold to a hospitality start-up backer in a rescue deal, saving more than 100 jobs.

Island Poke – which has 16 sites across London, as well as outlets in Brighton, Newcastle and Edinburgh – has been bought in a so-called pre-pack administration deal by IP Topco, which is a subsidiary of White Rabbit Projects.