Popular dumpling chain Din Tai Fung takes a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic

  • A popular dumplings restaurant has gone bust in the wake of Covid pandemic
  • Outlet of Chinese eatery Din Tai Fung went into administration last month
  • Din Tai Fung's other ten restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne still operating 

A popular restaurant chain in Australia has been forced to close an inner-city store in the wake of the Covid pandemic.

Liquidators from Chifley Advisory Australia were sent in last month after Saffron Felix Joop Investments, which formerly traded as Din Tai Fung and ran a restaurant in Central Park, Chippendale, went into administration, The Australian reported.  

Din Tai Fung took a major hit like all Australian hospitality business earlier this year, when restaurants were ordered to close in March in a bid by government to slow the spread of the Covid pandemic. 

A popular restaurant chain in Australia has steamed its last dumpling with Din Tai Fung going bust in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Pictured: Din Tai Fung Greenwood Plaza

A popular restaurant chain in Australia has steamed its last dumpling with Din Tai Fung going bust in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Pictured: Din Tai Fung Greenwood Plaza

The worldwide restaurant business which started in Taiwan in 1956, has eateries throughout Asian, the US and the UK.

In Australia Din Tai Fung has nine restaurants across Sydney and one in Melbourne, all of which are trading as usual. 

The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on trade in Australia and at its stores across the globe, but the pandemic wasn't the only factor in the demise of the dumpling chain Down Under. 

Earlier reports suggested another popular dumpling chain, Lotus, had gone into administration, but it has since clarified only a defunct holding company is being liquidated.

'The seven restaurants are trading as usual and are busy preparing for Lunar New Year events over the coming weeks,' Lotus told Daily Mail Australia.  

Din Tai Fung was a worldwide restaurant business which started in Taiwan in 1956. Pictured: Chatswood store

Din Tai Fung was a worldwide restaurant business which started in Taiwan in 1956. Pictured: Chatswood store

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