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Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with more than 1,000 combined company-owned and franchised outlets. [2] Today, the chain is defunct—after dwindling down to one location, the last Howard Johnson's restaurant (in Lake George, New York) closed in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
Specialty Restaurant Group; Steak and Ale; Steve's Ice Cream; Sweet Tomatoes – Founded in San Diego in 1978 and operated as Souplantation in California. Closed all locations temporarily in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but announced in May 2020 that the closure was permanent. One location reopened under new ownership in April 2024 ...
The chain lost at least 15 restaurants between late 2019 and September 2020, according to Restaurant Business. Related: The Most Cringe-Worthy Commercials of All Time Ron W./yelp.com
Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!A spate of closures swept the restaurant industry in 2023 as struggling chains shuttered dozens or even hundreds of locations.Using data from the ...
Chain of Closure. As of 2023, there are 200,859 fast-food restaurant businesses in the U.S. — a staggering number to compete with. However, financial upheaval in 2020 and 2021, along with the ...
By late July, nearly 16,000 restaurants had permanently closed. [1] Restaurant closures started March 15 when Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered all bars and restaurants in the state to close their dining rooms and bars; within a week most other states followed suit. By March 23, industry experts were estimating nearly half of the industry's 15 ...
This jazz club, bar, and restaurant closed in December 2020 due to the pandemic, a major blow to the Mile High City's music scene. El Chapultepec opened in 1933, first operating as a bar and ...
Outback Steakhouse parent company Bloomin’ Brands, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and more chains, has closed 41 restaurant locations.