7 Once-Favorite Family Restaurant Chains That Went Out of Business

It was always a special night when your parents took you out to eat as...

4 Once-Favorite Tex-Mex Restaurant Chains That Went Out of Business

With popular restaurant chains like Chipotle, Moe's Southwest Grill, Qdoba, Taco Bell, Baja Fresh, Chuy's,...

7 Restaurant Chains That Have Disappeared In 2022

The pandemic has led to widespread closures in the restaurant industry, but the consensus on...

This Popular Restaurant Chain Temporarily Shuttered 40 Locations In the Past Week

First, restaurants were hit hard by the pandemic. Then, inflation kept customers away. And last...

These Struggling Pizza Chains Are on a Major Rebound

The past few years have been tough for companies of all kinds, but the restaurant...

This Beloved Pizza Chain Is Filing for Bankruptcy and Shuttering Locations

Restaurants continue to feel the economic crunch and sadly, the list of well-established restaurant chains...

This Texas Burger Chain Just Abruptly Shuttered All of Its Locations

If you're craving a diner-style burger in San Antonio, you may have to find a...

This Once-Largest Restaurant Chain In America Just Shuttered Its Last Location

It all started when Howard Deering Johnson, who grew up in the town of Quincy,...

This Dessert Chain Is Going Out of Business and Closing All 85 Locations

Nestlé Toll House Café, a franchised chain of cookie stores frequently found in malls and...

4 Popular Fast-Food Chains That Are Shrinking

If you've ever seen a local McDonald's or Wendy's restaurant suddenly go out of business...

The Parent Company of These Steakhouses Just Filed For Bankruptcy

BLT Restaurants Group, the New York-based parent company of BLT Steak and BLT Prime steakhouses,...

These Restaurants Are Nearing Bankruptcy, Recent Data Shows

Few industries have been clobbered by COVID-19 like restaurants. And nearly two years into the...

7 Once-Popular Fast-Food Chains That Met a Shocking Ending

Fast-food joints are, sometimes, a flash in the pan–pun intended. While the staples (read: McDonald's,...

This Once-Popular Food and Entertainment Chain Just Shut Down Its Final Locations

After more than two decades in business, which were riddled with several bankruptcies and major...

7 Restaurant Chain Bankruptcies That Shook the Industry in 2021

After plaguing the restaurant industry for much of 2020, bankruptcies persisted well into the first...

This Once-Popular Sandwich Chain Is on a Steep Decline

Once among the three largest sandwich chains in the country, Quiznos has been on a...

America's Largest Fast-Food Chain May Be Losing Locations for "Dirt Cheap"

Being a franchisee of America's largest fast-food chain is not only tough but also financially...

This Bankrupt Sandwich Chain Is On the Brink of Disappearing

Boston-based fast-casual chain Cosi, best known for soups, sandwiches, and flatbread-style pizzas, is trying to...

This Cafeteria-Style Chain Will Close All of Its Locations By August

Texas-based restaurant operator Luby's Inc., which announced it was going out of business last year...

This Once-Thriving Seafood Chain Just Declared Bankruptcy

New Orleans–inspired full-service chain The Lost Cajun, which was named one of the top franchises...

Parent Company of These 6 Restaurant Chains Just Declared Bankruptcy

Fresh Acquisitions LLC, the parent company of six restaurant chains with locations across 27 states,...

This Popular Buffet Chain Has Shut Down Almost Half of Its Locations

Golden Corral, one of the most beloved all-you-can-eat buffets in the country, has closed down...

McDonald's Is Closing Down These Locations in Record Numbers

In the late 1990s, McDonald's was riding a wave of growth that had lasted some...

This Once Fast-Growing Burger Chain Is Close to Disappearing

In 2018, fast-food chain Burgerim was the brand to watch. After opening 200 locations in...

This Chocolate Brand Is Closing All 128 Stores in North America

In sad news for chocolate lovers, Belgian luxury chocolate brand Godiva announced it is exiting...

5 Adored Burger Chains That Declared Bankruptcy in 2020

2020 was a rough year for the restaurant business, to say the least. Many restaurant...

10 Beloved Restaurant Chains That Closed Hundreds of Locations in 2020

Food and hospitality can be a ruthless industry at the best of times. But, add...

10 Biggest Restaurant Chain Bankruptcies of 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on businesses of all types, but few establishments have...

Over 25 Million Americans Are Affected by These New COVID Restaurant Restrictions

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, despite recent news of the first rounds of...

Every Fast-Casual Restaurant That's Closed Locations This Year

The coronavirus pandemic is killing the restaurant industry, and it's not just local businesses that...