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FAT Brands Faces Bankruptcy With $1.3B Debt Due Immediately
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FAT Brands Faces Bankruptcy With $1.3B Debt Due Immediately

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Dec 9, 2025

The company reported November 21 that it’s considering restructuring through bankruptcy because it doesn’t have the “amounts on hand” to pay back investors for securitized notes.

Applebee’s and Other Casual Dining Franchises Struggled Last Year, Per Top 400 Data
Franchise News

Applebee’s and Other Casual Dining Franchises Struggled Last Year, Per Top 400 Data

  • Matthew Liedke
  • Updated Oct 17, 2025

Casual dining restaurant brands listed in Franchise Times’ Top 400, a ranking of the largest franchises, had a rough 2024. Of the four concept…

FAT Brands Files for Twin Peaks IPO Amid SEC Investigation
Franchise News

FAT Brands Files for Twin Peaks IPO Amid SEC Investigation

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Nov 8, 2024

Twin Peaks will soon be its own public company.

FAT Brands Chairman Andy Wiederhorn Charged in False Loan Scheme
Franchise News

FAT Brands Chairman Andy Wiederhorn Charged in False Loan Scheme

  • Joe Halpern
  • Updated May 17, 2024

Andy Wiederhorn, the chairman of Fatburger parent company FAT Brands, was charged Friday with a number of federal offenses including misapprop…

FAT Brands Buys Smokey Bones, Improves Top 400 Rankings
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

FAT Brands Buys Smokey Bones, Improves Top 400 Rankings

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Twin Peaks’ parent company FAT Brands bought 61-unit Smokey Bones Bar & Grill for $30 million.

Melting Pot, Johnny Rockets Lead Casual Dining Segment on Franchise Times Top 500
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Melting Pot, Johnny Rockets Lead Casual Dining Segment on Franchise Times Top 500

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Oct 25, 2022

In 2021, consumers treated themselves to a casual night out often enough to produce sales numbers that surpassed even pre-pandemic levels acro…

'And Other Duties as May Be Assigned'
Franchise News

'And Other Duties as May Be Assigned'

  • Updated Jul 19, 2022

Ryan Kanne

Ghost Kitchen Operator Extends FAT Brands’ Gulf Region Footprint
International Franchising

Ghost Kitchen Operator Extends FAT Brands’ Gulf Region Footprint

  • Laura Michaels
  • Updated Jan 4, 2022

Dubai-based ghost kitchen operator Kitopi is bringing six FAT Brands concepts to its locations in the Middle East, where exec Ziad Kamel says delivery demand continues to grow. But don’t forget in-person dining. Kitopi is also set to open 136 restaurants.

Inspire CFO Talks Dunkin’ Deal of the Year, Plus More Top Dealmakers
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Inspire CFO Talks Dunkin’ Deal of the Year, Plus More Top Dealmakers

  • Callie Evergreen
  • Updated Apr 27, 2021

Inspire Brands’ CFO David Pipes delved into more detail of the $11.3-billion take-private deal of Dunkin’ Brands Group in the final session of…

With Handcuffs Off, Johnny Rockets Buy Won’t Be FAT’s Last
Franchise Times Cover Stories

With Handcuffs Off, Johnny Rockets Buy Won’t Be FAT’s Last

  • Beth Ewen
  • Updated Sep 27, 2021

FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn calls the purchase of Johnny Rockets last year a “transformative” transaction, “rounding out our burger portfol…

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