Public documents from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have revealed the Cache Store of Food owners declared bankruptcy on March 19.

Owners Anthony and Renee Chambeyron previously told The Daily Advertiser that the fire, which engulfed the Baylis Street business in 2017, put them on "the back foot".

But this week Mr Chambeyron said the business never fully recovered from the fire and it forced them into liquidation.

"It's not just the business, but personally we have become bankrupt because of the fire in 2017," he said.

"We've lost everything financially, including our house and we haven't been able to seek employment but we have family supporting us."

Mr Chambeyron said they did not have complete insurance and having to close for 10 months to repair the store meant that business was lost.

"We were closed for 10 months and the continual loss of months took a toll on us financially," he said.

"We lost customers and new stores opened, so people started different routines and it took us about another seven months to get back to our normal trading.

"After 14 years of business, it's been quite an emotional time and we've tried to look after everyone locally and we feel that we're about 90 per cent there, but it's unfortunate."

According to the report on company activities and property, 70 employees who worked at the company from 2016 to its closure in January are owed money, including superannuation, holidays, time-in-lieu and wages. One employee is owed $15,232 and the company owes a total of more than $138,000 to staff. 

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Mr Chambeyron said he could not comment as to whether staff would be paid what is owed to them.

"We can't comment on that yet as we haven't gained new employment, but we're trying everything to help the staff," he said.

"We're trying to do the right thing and starting out 14 years ago, this is not how we intended to leave."

The Daily Advertiser contacted liquidators Chamberlains SBR Chartered Accountants, but they declined to comment.