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(10,784 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:39 PM Mar 31

Hooters files for bankruptcy [View all]

Source: ABC 7

NEW YORK -- Hooters - the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings - filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said it isn't going anywhere.

In the bankruptcy process, the company plans to sell all of its 100 company-owned restaurants to two franchisee groups that operate Hooters locations in the Tampa, Florida, and Chicago areas. The combined group collectively operates a third of the US franchised-owned locations, according to the press release.

Hooters joins other fast-casual restaurants, such as BurgerFi and Red Lobster, which filed for bankruptcy amid rough business conditions. The company's workforce has also come under fire, with lawsuits ranging from racial discrimination to gender discrimination. Hooters closed dozens of restaurants last year, blaming rising food and labor costs.

The company said it plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in "approximately 90-120 days."

Read more: https://abc7chicago.com/post/hooters-bankruptcy-restaurant-chain-files-chapter-11/16113476/

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Hooters files for bankruptcy [View all] pstokely Mar 31 OP

RW idiots will blame wokeness and millennials and Gen Z for this "tragedy" RockRaven Mar 31 #1

They thought Hooters was immoral in the 90s pstokely Mar 31 #2

I guess Twin Peaks is still doing OK pstokely Mar 31 #3

There's also Tilted Kilt Polybius Mar 31 #12

The only time I went to a twin peaks was to try their food and it was also my the last time as their food sucks. cstanleytech Apr 1 #17

How does a bresteraunt..... reACTIONary Mar 31 #4

they've always had a kids menu pstokely Mar 31 #5

I've eaten there before Skittles Mar 31 #6

I wondered how the was. multigraincracker Mar 31 #10

it's basically just fast food Skittles Mar 31 #11

Their thing was great 🍗 wings back in the day JCMach1 Apr 1 #16

you know, you are right Skittles Apr 1 #18

People forget. The quality was also super good JCMach1 Apr 1 #19

Ironically i can remember going several times in the 1990's JCMach1 Apr 1 #20

there was one near where I worked Skittles Apr 1 #21

Couldn't happen to a lousier franchise. ancianita Mar 31 #7

Seems unsurprising that inflation may cause problems for hooters. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 1 #22

Never been inside of one, and there's one a couple of miles away. House of Roberts Mar 31 #8

Not really for bachelor parties DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 1 #28

My favorite bachelor's party story: Tanuki Apr 1 #34

The internet killed Hooters. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 31 #9

I hope the Women can continue working through this Comrade Citizen Mar 31 #13

They can make more $ on onlyfans pstokely Apr 1 #14

OF isn't that lucrative, too much competition Comrade Citizen Apr 1 #15

Hooters, going flat. republianmushroom Apr 1 #23

Original Breastaurant Nipped In The Bud! LudwigPastorius Apr 1 #24

On Sunday, the DU-hated NYT had an interesting Op-Ed about maxsolomon Apr 1 #25

If only there'd have been a tariff in place. marble falls Apr 1 #26

Yeah...I remember when they opened the first one in Wichita to the endless bitching of RW Bengus81 Apr 1 #27

Gone tits up, eh... jmbar2 Apr 1 #29

Heh, good one! lmao Jack Valentino Apr 1 #36

Sambo's filed for bankruptcy in 1981. Frasier Balzov Apr 1 #30

Good SharonClark Apr 1 #31

I can't remember the last time I was in a Hooters restaurant FakeNoose Apr 1 #32

Hooters is still around? Who knew? Dulcinea Apr 1 #33

Can't say this news breaks my heart. valleyrogue Apr 1 #35