Major fast-food chains are struggling to keep restaurants open. Now, Burger King issues a dire warning that bankruptcies are imminent. Three major Burger King franchise operators filed for bankruptcy in 2023, and the chain saw hundreds of stores close. At the start of 2023, Burger King revealed that it would shutter 400 locations.

Burger King is working on improving the overall health of its franchise system by culling “older and lower performing restaurants.” The fast-food chain’s CEO, Joshua Kobza, informed shareholders in May that between 300 and 400 locations would be closed before the end of 2023.

At that time, the company had already closed over 120 Burger King restaurants bringing the total in the United States to less than 7,000. Historically, the fast-food chain closes a couple hundred locations each year, but the latest numbers are similar to during the pandemic.

Financial difficulties of some regional franchise owners have also been behind swaths of closures in specific areas. This was the case with 26 Michigan Burger King restaurants suddenly shutting their doors for good in March.

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