Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain recognized for rooster wings and “Hooters Girls” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for chapter safety.
Hooters of America is reportedly working with collectors on a plan to restructure the enterprise by chapter courtroom.(AFP)
HOA Restaurant Group filed the movement for Chapter 11 safety Monday within the North Texas Chapter Court docket in Dallas.
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“Our renowned Hooters restaurants are here to stay and we are taking action to strengthen our business to better serve our valued customers over the long term,” the corporate mentioned in a discover on its web site.
Hooters, based mostly in Atlanta, Georgia, was based in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983. Bother had been brewing for some time.
Hooters had sponsored the No. 9 NASCAR automobile pushed by Chase Elliott since 2017, however final yr, Hendrick Motorsports ended its ties to the longtime sponsor as a result of it was not assembly its monetary commitments.
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Its enterprise technique has confronted challenges over time, together with lawsuits over its hiring of solely “Hooters Girls” to serve prospects.
Final yr it agreed to pay $250,000 and supply different reduction to settle a race and color discrimination lawsuit introduced by the U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee towards a Hooters outlet in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In 2022, the restaurant refuted claims it was shutting down and rebranding resulting from altering buyer tastes.
In 2019, the Hooters hotel-casino off the Las Vegas Strip was bought to an Indian lodge firm and rebranded because the OYO Resort and On line casino.
In 2017, the corporate tried opening a restaurant that didn’t function wait-staff in tight tops, as a take a look at of a unique strategy to its unique idea.