Food
Burger King’s Latest Closure List: 27 Restaurants to Be Closed Across the US Amidst Financial Struggles
Meridian Restaurants Unlimited, a Burger King franchisee, is shutting down 27 restaurants across seven states, including in its home state of Utah.
Over a hundred Burger King locations are owned by Meridian. It is the latest franchisee to declare it will shutter restaurants this year. In March, EYM King of Michigan announced that it would be closing all 26 locations in the state because it could not agree on a new deal with the fast food chain.
Restaurant Business first reported that Meridian stated in a court filing that although it is unlikely that a significant number of its Burger King locations will be closed, it is open to the possibility of additional closures in the future.
In March, the operator of Burger King filed for bankruptcy due, among other things, to low sales and high inflation. TOMS King Holdings, a Burger King franchisee, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January for the same reasons.
Burger King is beginning to show signs of a turnaround, even though some of its franchisees are having trouble. At the end of last year, the company reported that same-store sales in the United States increased by 5%. The previous fall, the brand revealed its “reclaim the flame” plan, which includes investing $400 million into marketing and remodeling top restaurants.
Here’s a list of the stores closing:
Minnesota
- 209 Nokomis Street, Alexandria
- 926 Central Avenue Northeast, East Grand Forks
- 528 Western Ave, Fergus Falls
- 21 Depot Street, Litchfield
- 205 Lake Street, Long Prairie
- 586 Southwest 1st Street, Montevideo
- 516 East Bridge Street, Redwood Falls
- 100 21st Street North, Moorhead
- 1611 US-12, Willmar
Montana
- 1422 West Main Street, Lewistown
- 520 North 27th St, Billings
- 1211 9th Street West, Columbia Falls
Kansas
- 2201 East Kansas Ave, McPherson
Nebraska
- 3627 South Lincoln Avenue, York
- 2504 O St, Lincoln
- 4230 North 27th Street, Lincoln
North Dakota
- 3765 Gateway Drive, Grand Forks
Utah
- 171 East Gateway Dr, Heber
- 7810 South 1300 E, Sandy
- 10235 South State Street, Sandy
- 729 North Main St, Clearfield
- 1466 East 3500 North, Lehi
- 119 East Crossroads Blvd, Saratoga Springs
- 147 East Bangerter Highway, Draper
- 5390 South 1900 West, Roy
- 1660 West North Temple St, Salt Lake City
Wyoming
- 1902 Mountain View Drive, Cody
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