Nothing for unsecured creditors, IRD out of Jenny Craig liquidation

Jenny Craig, the company founded by Jenny (pictured) and Sidney Craig in 1983, went into voluntary administration first, last May. (Image: Getty)

Riley Kennedy

Fri, 19 Jan 2024

The liquidators of the collapsed New Zealand arm of Jenny Craig appear to be close to finishing their work, with the business shut, its food given to charity and customer records destroyed.In May last year, FTI Consulting’s Joseph Hansell, Vaughan Strawbridge and Kate Warwick were appointed to Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centres (NZ) and its Australian arm. The collapse came just five days after the weight-loss and nutrition brand said its Australian and NZ branches would continue to operate following confirmation that, in the United Sta...

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