Restaurateur Shane Delia launched Providoor during pandemic lockdowns.Credit:Arsineh Houspian
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closure of Providoor,a business born out of the very worst days the hospitality industry has ever seen,” he said.
“Later today,Providoor will be formally placed into liquidation.”
The shock closure of the business comes just days after the company was emailing customers to promote special dining offers for Mother’s Day.
“50 per cent of menus sold out the week before Mother’s Day[in] 2022,don’t miss out,” the company told customers on Tuesday as it promoted gourmet hampers from Entrecote,The Westin and cocktail bar The Ugly Duckling.
Delia,whose restaurant portfolio includes his flagship Middle Eastern restaurant Maha,launched Providoor in 2020 when he recruited a group of well-known eateries to help deliver high-quality restaurant meals to diners when COVID-19 restrictions prevented them from going to restaurants.
Customers were able to order meal kits from venues such as Supernormal and Tipo 00 that were required minimal at-home preparation to be completed.