Hooters, the U.S.-based eating place chain recognized for rooster wings and “Hooters Ladies” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for chapter coverage.
HOA Eating place Staff filed the movement for Bankruptcy 11 coverage Monday within the North Texas Chapter Courtroom in Dallas.
The corporate bumped into monetary woes as its money owed fastened, however says it intends to stick open and get to the bottom of its troubles inside months. A gaggle of the corporate’s authentic founders that personal nearly a 3rd of Hooters’ U.S. places, together with about part of its greatest quantity eating places, plans to shop for and function extra of the retailers, Hooters mentioned in a information unencumber.
“Hooters is right here to stick, and with a more potent monetary basis and streamlined operations at the different aspect of this procedure, we can be well-positioned to proceed turning in the guest-obsessed hospitality enjoy and scrumptious meals our valued shoppers and communities have come to be expecting nicely into the longer term,” the corporate mentioned in a notice on its website.
Hooters, founded in Atlanta, used to be based in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983.
Bother have been brewing for some time.
Hooters had backed the No. 9 NASCAR automobile pushed through Chase Elliott since 2017 however remaining 12 months, Hendrick Motorsports ended its ties with the longtime sponsor as it wasn’t assembly its monetary commitments.
Its industry technique has confronted demanding situations over time, together with complaints over its hiring of simplest “Hooters Ladies” to serve shoppers.
Closing 12 months, it agreed to pay $250,000 and supply different aid to settle a race and colour discrimination lawsuit introduced through the U.S. Equivalent Employment Alternative Fee towards a Hooters outlet in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In 2022, the eating place refuted claims it used to be shutting down and rebranding because of converting buyer tastes.
In 2019, the Hooters hotel-casino off the Las Vegas Strip used to be bought to an Indian lodge corporate and rebranded because the OYO Resort and On line casino.
In 2017, the corporate attempted opening a cafe that did not characteristic wait-staff in tight tops, as a check of a special option to its authentic thought.
