Quorn House Publishing was placed into administration on 3 February alongside the Rosemary Conley Food & Fitness business, as a result of financial issues apparently caused by the parent company's foray into TV with the launch of its own TV channel.

Quorn House published monthly magazine Rosemary Conley Food & Fitness.

The title was published nine times a year and had a circulation of just under 61,000 according to its latest ABC certificate.

Sales of the magazine are said to have fallen in the face of competition from other diet regimes, such as the 5:2 diet.

PrintWeek understands the magazine was printed by Leicester’s Artisan Press, and local sources said Quorn House had also used other printers in the area for related collateral.

Publication of the title is currently suspended.

In a video statement posted on the group website, Conley, who is from Leicester, said: “We are looking for investors to help us relaunch our brand. The magazine itself is suspended temporarily and we are very confident it will soon be on the shelves again.

“We are already talking to a couple of publishers interested in taking on the magazine.”

According to reports, Conley said the businesses in administration owed creditors less than £1m, and she hoped that creditors would get their money back.

The creditors’ report has not yet been made public.

The Rosemary Conley Classes, which are run as a franchise, are unaffected.