{
  "id": 8314982,
  "title": "Wendy's Franchisee Meritage Hospitality Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/wendys-franchisee-meritage-hospitality-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:20:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wendys-franchisee-meritage-hospitality-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(RTTNews) - Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGUP), one of Wendy's (WEN) largest U.S. franchisees, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the restaurant operator faces declining sales, higher costs and weaker profitability.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}