A Texas restaurant operator behind roughly 30 Denny’s diners in Texas and Florida has filed for bankruptcy protection, raising questions about who will run the locations while the national chain works to find replacement franchisees.
The November 4 filings by EYM Diner companies come after another business associated with the same restaurant group ran into trouble with Panera Bread restaurants around Houston. Denny’s itself has not filed for bankruptcy, and the court cases do not announce the closing of all 30 diners.
Three companies filed Chapter 11 in Texas
EYM Diner of DFW LLC, EYM Diner of Florida LLC and EYM Diner LP each filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth division. Their cases are numbered 26-44986, 26-44987 and 26-44988, respectively, according to the public bankruptcy docket…