Hooters abruptly closes restaurants in multiple states amid bankruptcy restructuring: 'Never easy'

Hooters has closed more than of its restaurants in multiple states this week according to reports The Atlanta-based Hooters of America locations that closed were corporately owned Hooters will be well-positioned to continue our iconic legacy under a pure franchise business model the company recounted USA In the present day in a announcement HOOTERS DITCHING BIKINI NIGHTS FOR OVER- CROWD AND FAMILIES We are committed to supporting our impacted band members throughout this process and are incredibly grateful to our valued customers for their loyalty and dedication to the Hooters brand Hooters of America not long ago filed for Chapter bankruptcy as part of an effort to enable a founder-led buyout and restructuring of the popular restaurant chain Fox News Digital reached out to Hooters of America for a list of the locations that closed USA Nowadays disclosed that restaurants in at least states have shut down including in Florida and Texas VARIETY OF FOOD FACTORS DRIVING DINERS TO CLOSE IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES IN 'SAD' TREND EXPERTSNeil Kiefer CEO of Hooters Inc the Clearwater Florida-based company that founded the Hooters concept in notified Fox News Digital in April that his group plans to clean these stores up and change the values Closing certain underperforming locations was inevitably part of the plan according to a news release from Hooters Inc Hooters Inc owns and operates Hooters restaurants in Florida and Illinois with two more locations slated to open in Florida later this year For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleAlong with another existing franchisee the Hooters buyer group collectively controls over of the domestic locations including of the highest-volume restaurants according to a March news release announcing the restructuring plan CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROnce the restructuring has been approved by a bankruptcy court the buyer group anticipates operating about Hooters restaurants roughly of the domestic Hooters locations We are confident that the acquisition will be finalized later this summer and we are excited to move forward into the next chapter of the Hooters brand Kiefer explained Fox News Digital CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Decisions about store closures are never easy to make but all parties are fully aligned in bringing the necessary materials required to make the remaining domestic Hooters locations as flourishing as viable