Jamie's Italian

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Melbourne pub baron Bruce Dixon has taken control of six of Sydney's most popular bars, but has no interest in buying Jamie's Italian.
Following the demise of Keystone Group, Dixon Hospitality Group have acquired Bungalow 8, Cargo Bar, The Rook, The Winery, Manly Wine and Kingsley's Woolloomooloo.
However, Dixon has decided against buying the celebrity chef's six restaurants from the Keystone Group, suggesting the restaurant doesn't fit with the core strategy of the business.
He also decided against buying Chophouse in Sydney for the same reason, the Daily Telegraph advised.
Any sale of the six Jamie Oliver's restaurants cannot go ahead until it is approved by the celebrity chef himself.
Dixon already boasts an impressive portfolio that includes 26 venues in Melbourne, three pubs in the Riverina and a bar in Brisbane.
He now has 13 venues in Sydney after adding the most recent six. He has two venues at Barangaroo and The Norfolk Hotel and Forresters in Surry Hills.
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No sale of Jamie's Italian outlets just yet

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Bruce Dixon's Dixon Hospitality Group has emerged as preferred bidder for the bulk of the assets in the Keystone Hospitality Group, the Australian Financial Review has reported.
Dixon is building scale ahead of a $300 million-plus initial public offering in 2017.
Keystone Hospitality collapsed in June after failing to renegotiate lending arrangements with financiers KKR and Olympus Capital.
It owns 17 restaurants, cafes and bars including the Jamie's Italian chain as well as Bungalow 8, Cargo Bar, Chophouse Perth, Chophouse Sydney, Gazebo, and Kingsleys Brisbane and Woolloomooloo.
Dixon Hospitality Group is led by Michael Dixon, the son of former Spotless chief Bruce Dixon.
It now owns almost 40 pubs, hotels and restaurants, including 505 Wine Room in Toorak, the Tap House at Sydney Airport and the Oxford Tavern in Sydney's Petersham.
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