Cinnaholic, a popular vegan bakery featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, served its last customers in Ann Arbor on Dec. 24. Not long before, on Dec. 17, Noodles and Company, shut its doors. These closures join a growing list of restaurants and shops in Ann Arbor going out of business, with more than 100 local restaurants closing between 2018 and 2021 and continued closures since.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Sean Schwab, former employee at Noodles and Company of more than four years, said he was surprised when he lost his job and the location closed last month.
“I came to work early in the morning and there on the door, there’s a sign ‘permanently closed,’” Schwab said. “Lights are off, no warning whatsoever.”…