Hooters expected to file for bankruptcy. Will last Michigan locations close?
Hooters, the sports-bar-restaurant chain known as much for its waitresses' attire as for its food, is gearing up to file bankruptcy in a few months to restructure its debt, according to reports from Bloomberg News and other outlets.
In Michigan, the chain was once widespread, but now operates three restaurants in Flint, Saginaw and Taylor.
'Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores,' the Atlanta-based sports bar chain said at the time in a statement to Nation's Restaurant News.
Here's what to know about the restaurant chain in Michigan.
Hooters has not officially commented on its bankruptcy, although last year the company closed at least 40 locations nationwide, including four in Florida. One location, in Lakeland, was said by locals to have been the second Hooters ever opened, in 1984.
Hooters first opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida, after six businessmen with no restaurant experience wanted to open a place they couldn't be kicked out of.
Now, there are more than 420 Hooters across 29 countries.
Florida remains the home to 44 Hooters, more than any other state. Texas is the closest, with 39.
The chain has three locations in Michigan, including:
Flint: 3415 Miller Road, 48507
Saginaw: 5538 Bay Road, 48604
Taylor: 21250 Eureka Road, 48180
The chain once had restaurants in Grand Rapids, Bay City, Sterling Heights, Port Huron (Fort Gratiot Township), Roseville, Troy and other cities.
The chain also started a spinoff chain called Hoots Wings.
C. A. Bridges contributed reporting.
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.
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