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Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants
Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants A popular restaurant chain specializing in noodle-based dishes could close more than 20 locations. Noodles & Company plans to shut down as many as 21 restaurants in 2025, the fast-casual chain said in its first-quarter financial report on Wednesday, May 7. There are 13 to 17 company-owned restaurants expected to be shuttered, along with four franchised locations. The chain hasn't said which locations could close. The closings come as Noodles & Company reported a 4.4% increase in sales during the first three months of 2025. The chain rolled out a new menu in March, fe…
On The Border Finds Buyer After Tex-Mex Restaurant Chain Declared Bankruptcy On The Border Finds Buyer After Tex-Mex Restaurant Chain Declared Bankruptcy
On The Border Finds Buyer After Tex-Mex Restaurant Chain Declared Bankruptcy A Texas restaurant company is set to buy On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina after the Tex-Mex chain filed for bankruptcy, closing more than 70 locations – including more than a dozen in the Northeast. Pappas Restaurants won an auction for On The Border, the Houston-based group said in a news release on Wednesday, May 7. The deal needs court approval and is expected to be finalized "in the coming weeks." The price wasn't mentioned in Pappas' announcement. The company previously submitted a $15.9 million stalking horse bid to buy On The Border, FSR Magazine reported in A…
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials A Honduran national with a violent criminal history in Virginia is back in federal custody after local charges of attempted rape and abduction were unexpectedly dismissed, officials said. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, was arrested by ICE officers in Fairfax on Friday, May 2, shortly after his latest charges — including abduction with intent to defile and burglary with intent to murder or rape — were dropped, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Despite the court’s decision, federal officials say Baquedano-Rodriguez poses a “calamitous hazard” to the public and should never hav…