The Dutch franchise of doughnut and coffee chain Dunkin’, which went bust last month, will remain open following an agreement on a restart.

Some of the 50 shops will close, but the majority will remain open and the workforce will be slashed from 400 to 200-250, according to the curator’s report.

Businessman Nabil Besali, who set up the Dutch operation and then sold a majority stake to the Van der Valk hospitality chain, will be back in charge.

Van der Valk bought a majority stake in the operation last year and announced plans for a major expansion. Since then, however, they have closed several stores.

The first Dunkin’ Donuts opened in Amsterdam in 2017 as a franchise, operated by Roberto Fava and investor Besali. The two already had several “Nutella” shops in the city centre and had bought the rights to use the Dunkin’ name in Belgium as well.