Spudulike is a
restaurant chain and
franchise specialising in
baked potatoes (potatoes being known as "spuds" in
colloquial
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) that first opened in
Edinburgh
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in 1974.
Spudulike sold baked potatoes with various fillings, other potato based meals, and
side dishes.
Spudulike was founded by Kim Culley and Barbara Cain. The company was acquired by the
British School of Motoring (BSM) in 1979,
which helped Spudulike to rapidly expand its business as a franchise operation. It later demerged from BSM, and in May 2001, it bought ''Courts Quality Foods'', owner of rival potato brand Fat Jackets. Spudulike had fifty outlets across the United Kingdom in 2001, including twenty ''Courts'' franchises.
The company entered into one
company voluntary arrangement in July 2019, in an attempt to
restructure its debt, then on 1 August, filed for
administration
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, with all thirty seven remaining outlets closed. Potato firm Albert Bartlett acquired a number of stores of Spudulike in September 2019, and reopened them in October 2019, with an updated menu. In October 2021, TV chef
James Martin teamed up with Albert Bartlett to launch an updated Spudulike menu.
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1974 establishments in Scotland
Fast-food chains of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1974
Restaurants established in 1974
Restaurant franchises
1974 establishments in the United Kingdom
Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom