Eat’N Park
Eat’n Park announced they would be shutting down five branches in Northeast Ohio in February 2020. Its famous Smiley Cookies is what most people know the chain for, and it has adopted a motto to accompany the cookies – “This is the place for smiles.” Headquartered in Homestead, Pennsylvania, Eat’n Park has been operating since 1949. It is estimated that 200 employees located in Chapel Hill, New Castle, Boardman, Willoughby, Mentor, and Medina, Ohio will be affected by the closures. The chain was established by William D. Peters and Larry Hatch, and it has locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The chain employs more than 8,000 people across those three states.
Eat’N Park
Zaxby’s
This popular casual chicken restaurant offers various chicken dishes and “Zalads.” It has over 900 locations across the Southern states, and most of them are owned by franchisees. The company announced in December 2019 that it would be shutting down some of its branches. Many employees and customers were surprised by the sudden closure of Zaxby’s branches in Roanoke Valley. Locations in Tulsa, Oklahoma were also closed down to improve operations.
Zaxby’s
