{
  "id": 8281124,
  "title": "A major Wendy's franchisee filed for bankruptcy as the burger chain struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-major-wendys-franchisee-filed-for-bankruptcy-as-the-burger-chain",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/meritage-hospitality-wendys-franchisee-chapter-11-bankruptcy-091826"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meritage Hospitality Group operates 314 Wendy's restaurants across 15 states and employs roughly 9,000 workers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Restaurant Dive",
        "title": "Major Wendy’s franchisee declares bankruptcy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/major-wendys-franchisee-declares-bankruptcy",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "A major Wendy’s franchisee with 314 stores just filed for bankruptcy. What it means for the burger chain’s footprint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-major-wendys-franchisee-with-314-stores-just-filed-for-bankruptcy",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:24:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}