Well, this is interesting. It appears that one of the largest franchise operators in America with a Missouri location has just purchased 83 Wendy's restaurants. Does this mean a comeback of many of those closed Missouri places?
You would think being featured on one of TV's most famous food series would make a restaurant a huge success. For some that's certainly true, but of the 9 Wisconsin places featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, not all survived.
It's not exactly news that this year has been one of the most challenging for food chains. That sad trend continues as an Italian food chain with locations in both Missouri and Illinois has declared bankruptcy.
The report of Red Lobster's demise may have been a bit premature after all. It appears that 25 Illinois locations may have just been saved from bankruptcy thanks to a sale in the 11th hour.