Twelve years after its founding, the Saudi fast-food chain Hamburgini is shutting down operations following a court-ordered liquidation of its parent company, Food Basics Trading. The decision, driven by severe reputational and financial damage from a 2024 food poisoning incident, marks the collapse of one of the Kingdom’s most prominent local restaurant success stories.
Liquidation proceedings officially begin
On August 27, 2025, a court ruling from the Ninth Circuit of the Riyadh Commercial Court ordered the opening of liquidation procedures for Food Basics Trading Company, the closed…