Future of Voodoo Ray’s in doubt after operator enters liquidation

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Launched in 2012, Voodoo Ray's was among the first London restaurants to offer a high-quality take on US pizza (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The future of London pizza stalwart Voodoo Ray’s is in doubt after the company behind it entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation.

Voodoo Ray’s Limited passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily on 15 October, with Gary Steven Pettit of PBC Business Recovery & Insolvency Limited appointed liquidator the same day.

Notices published in The Gazette on 21 October identify the company’s principal trading address as 95 Kingsland High Street in Dalston, where the pizza business launched in 2012.

It is unclear whether the restaurant is continuing to trade or whether a sale of the business or its assets has taken place.

Voodoo Ray’s and its PR representatives were contacted for comment earlier this week but had not responded at the time of publication.

The brand’s website continues to advertise its Dalston restaurant as open seven days a week, offering eat-in, takeaway and delivery.

Known for its giant 22-inch New York-style pizzas sold whole or by the slice, Voodoo Ray’s was launched by high-profile nightlife entrepreneur and DJ Dan Beaumont.

It was among the first London restaurants to offer a high-quality take on US pizza, a style that is now very much en vogue in the capital and beyond.

The pizzeria is named after Voodoo Ray, the seminal 1988 acid house track by Manchester producer A Guy Called Gerald.

Voodoo Ray’s reached a peak of four locations in the mid-2010s, opening concessions in food halls and markets alongside a large restaurant in Peckham.

All its other sites have since closed.

The company’s liquidator has also been contacted for comment.