York wedding caterer collapses, leaving couples scrambling hours before events

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 14 Oct, 05:02 · Archive

A York catering firm announced it would cease trading hours before weddings it was due to cater, leaving couples to find alternatives at short notice.

Dining by Matthew Hyde Ltd, which traded as Baba Ganoush, announced it would cease trading with immediate effect at 11pm on 1 October. The company was based at York Business Park and later at Thorp Arch Trading Estate near Wetherby. At least two couples had weddings scheduled for the days immediately following the announcement and had no catering in place.

Lauren Marsland-Gray, 28, and her husband Luke, 29, were told hours before their wedding at Hornington Manor near Bolton Percy on 2 October that their caterer would no longer be operating. They said they had paid a significant amount of money to the firm. Another couple with a wedding on 3 October faced the same situation and paid an additional £2,100 to hire a replacement caterer.

Co-director Ashley Hyde said the company accepts responsibility for the disruption. 'We completely understand the anger and disappointment, and the distress for those weddings that were disrupted at short notice,' he told the press. He attributed the collapse to staffing and infrastructure problems caused by decisions the company had made. The firm has reached out to every affected couple to apologise and outline options available to them. The company is due to enter liquidation on 30 October.

How it is being reported

• ‘We accept responsibility' - boss of collapsed York catering firm after wedding chaosThe boss of York catering firm Baba Ganoush - Dining by Matthew Hyde Ltd has said the company accepts responsibility.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 14 Oct, 04:00
• ‘We accept responsibility' - boss of collapsed York catering firm after wedding chaosThe boss of York catering firm Baba Ganoush - Dining by Matthew Hyde Ltd has said the company accepts responsibility.The Press (York) · 14 Oct, 04:00
• ‘We feel completely let down’ - couple in limbo as York wedding caterer collapsesA couple has said they were left without a wedding caterer hours before the event was due to take place after Baba Ganoush - Dining by Matthew Hyde announced it would be entering liquidation.The Press (York) · 14 Oct, 04:00
• ‘We feel completely let down’ - couple in limbo as York wedding caterer collapsesA couple has said they were left without a wedding caterer hours before the event was due to take place after Baba Ganoush - Dining by Matthew Hyde announced it would be entering liquidation.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 14 Oct, 04:00

In this story: Ashley Hyde · Lauren Marsland-Gray · Luke Marsland-Gray · Dining by Matthew Hyde Ltd · Baba Ganoush · York · Hornington Manor · Thorp Arch Trading Estate

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