Restaurant Chains That Are Closing Branches In 2020

Published on 06/04/2020
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Church’s Chicken

Church’s Chicken has a franchise together with White Castle and was established in San Antonio, Texas, though its corporate headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. It has restaurants in the US, Europe, the Caribbean, South America, and Asia. Known for its fried chicken, jalapenos, and biscuits, Church’s Chicken has a $786 million revenue each year, but it still continues to struggle. Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, its owner, has put Church’s on the market as of 2019 since the numbers for the store count and the sales were dropping. It remains unclear whether Church’s will close permanently.

Church’s Chicken

Church’s Chicken

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Papa John’s

The pizza delivery chain Papa John’s has roughly 5,300 locations in America and brings in almost $2 billion in revenue each year. It has been operating for more than three decades now but it has plans to carry out at least 51 closures around the world in the immediate future. Aside from the obvious market risk in the midst of COVID-19, a major reason for the sales drop is attributed to the departure of the longtime CEO and spokesman of Papa John’s, John Schnatter.

Papa John’s

Papa John’s

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