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A bankruptcy court approved $184 million in debtor-in-possession financing for Fat Brands while simultaneously pushing out CEO Andy Wiederhorn and his three sons. With qualified bids due April 24 and an auction set for April 28, more than 2,200 franchise locations across 18 brands now face a compressed ownership transition timeline.
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Industry AnalysisZaxby's Crosses 1,000 Restaurants and Sets Its Sights on a National Footprint
Zaxby's quietly surpassed 1,000 restaurants in January 2026, operating across 22 states with 60+ new openings planned for the year. The brand's Modern Farmhouse prototype and Goldman Sachs-backed expansion push raise a core question for the industry: can a deeply regional chain scale to national relevance without losing what made it work?
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