A company tied to top chef Scott Pickett collapsed under the weight of a $2.3 million tax debt just weeks after he closed one of his fine-dining venues.
Nord Arc Hospitality, a company set up to pay the employees working across Pickett’s restaurants, entered liquidation in mid-September.
Another five companies associated with Pickett also appointed liquidators this month as part of the celebrity chef’s restructure of his debt-stricken restaurant empire.
The move took the number of Pickett businesses in liquidation to eight.
Nord Arc Hospitality was set up in August 2025. A month later, Pickett’s other company that serviced staff wages, SP Group Services, entered administration after drowning in debts.
All staff wages and entitlements were paid up to the date of both Nord Arc and SP Group Services being wound up, according to company records.
Liquidators said in documents sent to creditors earlier this month that Nord Arc had racked up $2.8 million in debts over the 14 months since it was first…
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