▁me als , ▁and ▁side ▁d ishes . ▁ ▁Sp ud ul ike ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Kim ▁C ul ley ▁and ▁Barbara ▁C ain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁School ▁of ▁Mot oring ▁( BS M ), ▁which ▁helped ▁Sp ud ul ike ▁to ▁rapidly ▁expand ▁its ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁franch ise ▁operation . ▁It ▁later ▁de mer ged ▁from ▁B SM , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁it ▁bought ▁Cour ts ▁Qu ality ▁Food s , ▁owner ▁of ▁rival ▁pot ato ▁brand ▁F at ▁Jack ets . ▁Sp ud ul ike ▁had ▁fifty ▁out lets ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁including ▁twenty ▁Cour ts ▁franch ises . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁company ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁company ▁volunt ary ▁arrangement ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rest ruct ure ▁its ▁deb t , ▁ ▁then ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁file d ▁for ▁administration ▁with ▁all ▁ 3 7 ▁remaining ▁out lets ▁closed . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁pot ato ▁firm ▁Albert ▁Bart lett ▁acquired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Sp ud ul ike ▁stores ▁and ▁re open ed ▁them ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁an ▁updated ▁menu . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : F ast - fo od ▁ch ains ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : B rit ish ▁companies ▁established