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A franchisee that exploits the majority of Wisconsin's Applebee places is the deposit of bankruptcy, leaving the future of the brand in the state of uncertain midwesternist.

Wisconsin Apple LLC has 25 APPLEBEE locations through the state that will remain open during the restructuring of Chapter 11. According toThe Applebee websiteThere are currently 31 total locations operating in Wisconsin. (In touch:9 restaurant chains that have closed hundreds of locations this summer.)

Struggles to keep the doors of their open restaurants was the main reason for the deposit of bankruptcy in the first place,According to the deposit of the Court. "Rather than letting the restaurants break down and having more than 600 unemployed employees, this chapter 11 has been tabled:" The President of the Society, seen Kastori, said in the deposit.

The company thathas dozens of other APPLEBEE locations In Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma, acquired the Wisconsin restaurants from another franchisee in November 2019, after being on the market for more than two years.

According to the deposit of the bankruptcy, the operations were smooth in the first months of the new direction,Considerably improve Applebee service notes compared to the people received by the previous direction.

However, once the pandemic has struck, the company has been forced to close all their restaurants due to government judgments, as well as several positive civid-19 employees throughout the summer months and 'fall. Whenever it happens, the restaurants where they work must be closed, fumigated and disinfected before being able to reopen safely, said Kastori.

The franchise pulls for debtor-in-possession financing to help them stay afloat until sales are decoluctions or units are sold, if necessary.

Other large franchisees filed for bankruptcy this year include the largest operators ofGolden coral,Pizza hut, andWendy's.

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