Pizza rooms have been a concept of popular restaurant for decades that diners love to sponsor.
Pizza chains fans are devastated every time their favorite location in the restaurant is permanently closed, and has been happening more frequently since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Do not miss the movement: Subscribe to the free newspaper of Thestreet
The Buffet Cici pizza chain was beaten by Covid's closures and declared in bankruptcy of Chapter 11 in January 2021 and closed around 43 locations.
Related: Another problematic shipping company for Banking of Chapter 11
Financial anguish also threatened the Pizza segment this year, since Mod Pizza, based in Seattle, considered a bankruptcy presentation in July 2024 after closing 27 of its 500 stores. Instead, a buyer found in the Elite restaurant group based in Chatsworth, California.
The popular Mary's Pizza Shack chain, based in Sonoma, California, on September 10, presented to the protection of Chapter 7 in the United States Banking Court for the Northern District of California as the final step of a restructuring that would convert the single corporation business in a smaller family. -Seits units.
Mary's Pizza Shack began a corporate restructuring in the fall of 2022, which turned out that the company closed five restaurants locations, through IT it would reopen a location after eight months and continue to operate 10 units in northern California.
The anguish has continued in 2025 as a bankruptcy Eym Pizza LP, which once operated 127 Pizza Hut locations in five states, has been occupied by closing places this year without saying whether the closed restaurants will open again or when.
Pizza Hut Franchise closes locations
The Pizza Hut franchisee on January 25 permanently closed its location in Yorkville, Illinois, according to a note published at the restaurant entrance, Wspy-Radio reported.
Related: iconic files of the Banking Bookstore Chapter of Chapter 11
“As of Saturday, January 25, we are closed to an additional notice by corporate.
More bankruptcy:
- The Popular Banking Restaurants Chain Download Successful Locations
- Previously in bankruptcy of the hamburger chain rescued by fast food rival
- The old craft beer chain in bankruptcy adds locations after closing
“It has been a pleasure to serve the community for so many years, and we appreciate each and every one of you.
“Our staff is deeply sad for this, and we miss being at your service.
“Thank you, Yorkville, for many great years,” the note said.
Eym Pizza closes several restaurants
Eym Pizza also closed its location of Pontiac, Washington, Germantown Hills and Peoria, Illinois, Pizza Hut in recent weeks, Pontiac Daily Leader reported on January 15.
The Pizza chain franchisee published a brief note in its Pontiac restaurant window announced the closure.
“Sorry, we are closed until again,” said the note. “Forgiveness for incoose”.
Eym Pizza, which operated Hut Pizza locations in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina and Wisconsin, requested the bankruptcy protection of Chapter 11 in the United States Banking Court for the Eastern District of Texas on July 22.
After declaring himself in bankruptcy, the debtor hired sales to the franchise franchise of the franchise to sell his restaurants through his case in Chapter 11, according to a corridor statement.
According to judicial documents, around 39 of the debtor's locations were sold with another 88 established for potential closure, according to judicial documents, a Post Post Post of Pizza Hut report reported.
The largest non -guaranteed creditors of the debtor included the manufacturer's bank, owed more than $ 21.6 million, and Pizza Hut LLC, had more than $ 2.2 million, according to the debtor's request.
The Irving -based pizza franchisee, Texas, had been previously sued by Yum Brands' (Stammerer) Pizza Hut after he allegedly stopped paying royalties when he finished a period of tolerance with his parent company.
A prior lawsuit filed by Eym against Pizza Hut was dismissed for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and other charges.
Eym Pizza is an affiliate of EYM Group, who also operates Denny and Panera bread franchises. The parent company once owned the KFC franchises under the EYM chicken operations, but no longer lists the KFC locations on its website.
Pizza Hut LLC, which has more than 6,700 locations in the USA., Published a note on its website revealing that it was closing restaurants but did not say how many.
“We have made the difficult decision, together with certain franchisees, to close a limited number of locations in the US.”, According to the statement.
Related: The veteran fund manager offers an alarming prognosis of S&P 500