Baile’s ExCellar goes into administration

The ExCellar chain owned by former Oddbins director, Simon Baile, has been placed into administration.

The administrator, Griffin, was called in on Monday (28 January).

In December last year Baile was forced to close his Paris and East Sheen branches, the latter he described as having been a “bloody disaster”.

At the same time it was announced that the business would undergo some sort of restructuring this year, with Baile’s wife widely tipped to be nominated as a director.

Furthermore, plans to roll out a deli concept were broached after trial runs at the Surbiton store went well.