why is the restaurant closed times are tough and it's taken a toll on the fast food industry in
recent years how so well here are 10 restaurant chains that are currently shrinking Subway there's
a delicious Subway food Montage going on right behind me isn't it it may not surprise many that
Subway is one of the largest restaurant franchises in the U.S in terms of outlets the restaurant has
almost as many U.S locations as McDonald's and Starbucks combined famous for its five dollar
footlongs cheap and quick customizable sandwiches and surprisingly good cookies what began as Pete's
super submarines Subway has been a part of fast food royalty since its Inception in 1965. from
pop culture references and showing up on shows such as community and Chuck as prominent product
placements to a string of less than flattering lawsuits and accusations about the content of its
tuna and Chicken the restaurant has surprisingly stood the test of time however the tide might
be turning on the sandwich giant out of business closed forever thanks for your years of patronage
while Subway isn't likely to disappear anytime soon it has been in a steady decline since the
height of its popularity seemingly with locations on every street corner her since 2016 the cold cut
Behemoth has shrunk year over year shrinking by 22 percent by the end of 2021. in 2017 the
company closed over 800 locations followed by a further 500 in 2018. it didn't get better when
about a thousand more locations were closed than were opened in 2019 2020 and 2021. while
some of this is clearly due to the global Health situation of the past few years the company was
already in Decline spending 25 million dollars on a rebranding campaign in 2018. Burger King
often held up as one of the top three fast food restaurants alongside McDonald's and
Wendy's Burger King is famous for its flame grilled Whoppers and terrifying company mascot
in Australia the chain is known as Hungry Jacks although the restaurants look exactly the same
as those in the rest of the world confusing many tourists over the years Burger King has
always come in second to McDonald's when it came into sales but in recent years the King has been
dethroned by Wendy's while this isn't exactly a huge blow it has to be taken into account
that Wendy's has a way smaller operation than Burger King with thousands of fewer locations
globally they're closed this doesn't necessarily have a huge impact on the company but in 2020
Executives announced that they would be looking to close 200 to 250 locations over the next few
years due to low performance couple that with the failed launch of the impossible Whopper
which only saw a 0.6 percent increase in sales as well as pricing issues and it could be a recipe
for consumers to seek out the competition not to mention the company has an upper management team
that is always in flux with 20 CEOs since the company's Beginnings things could get
way worse for the king before they get better Quiznos okay time for a pop Quiznos the Rivalry
between Quiznos and sandwich giant Subway has not been a secret Quiznos claim to Fame was
that they toasted their sandwiches putting them above the competition Subway quickly retaliated
by instituting the same options the two continued to Duke it out over the sub sandwich Market until
the recession of 2008 struck a huge blow to Quiznos what might have been another detriment
to the Quiznos cause was their choice of AD campaigns in 2004 the chain sought to
capitalize on the popular internet videos of Creator Joel Veitch and used his characters
the sponge monkeys and several ads where they sang songs about the sandwich chain [Music]
between 2007 and 2009 1 000 restaurants in the U.S closed a total of 2 000 locations
had closed when in 2012 a majority stake in the company was purchased which helped to
eliminate a third of the company's 900 million dollar debt however it didn't stop the company
from filing for bankruptcy in 2014. despite this Quiznos kept operating while cutting costs and
managed to cut the company's debt however sales have continued to decline and locations have
continued to close putting a stop to proposed plans for the restaurant to expand into other
territories as of spring of 2022 Quiznos only has 176 restaurants left in the U.S and 200 locations
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Fuddruckers
originally founded as Freddy Fuddruckers in 1979 the restaurant chain grew to 150 locations on its
reputation for bigger burgers and freshly baked buns the company went on to change hands to Magic
brands in 1998 and then again in 2010 by Luby's after magic Brands filed for bankruptcy following
the 2008 recession Fuddruckers was already on Shaky Ground before the recession and following
the buyout by Luby's things looked like they were on the rise for the chain however it was a
short-lived reprieve when Luby's announced that it would be liquidating its assets and all locations
would be closing by the end of August 2021. can't pretend to know what you've been through since
then Luby's has been able to enter into a deal with black Titan franchise systems regarding the
Fuddruckers franchises meaning that the remaining fuds would continue to operate past the planned
closing date as of September 2022 there are 76 remaining Fuddruckers locations in the U.S
with a few restaurants sprinkled throughout Canada and some franchise locations in other countries
while the burger chain has survived plenty of turmoil over the last few decades and has been
making a last-ditch effort to increase locations the writing might be on the wall Steak and Shake
hey Rick Lake hamburger steak it may be a surprise for many to know that Steak and Shake was founded
in 1934 and quietly grew its brand for decades created in Indiana the chain is famous for its
Steak Burgers and for grinding its meat in view of restaurant patrons over the years the restaurant
chain has attempted to expand but it hasn't been easy for them to grow there were several attempts
to move to other states in the early years with some locations sticking and some closing shortly
after opening and it wasn't until the 2000s that the restaurant began making real Headway
[Applause] while the restaurant has never been a huge chain things took a turn for the
worst leading up to 2008 when some locations were losing a hundred thousand dollars a day
after changing owners things began to look up as profits increased that is until 2016
when signs of trouble once again began to show as the profits began to drop sharply this led to the
company restructuring into a franchise system in 2018 but the challenges of 2022 and pre-existing
problems with the company have led to continued restaurant closings some experts have even
stated that the losses could be unrecoverable for a chain already in trouble Ruby Tuesday
never in the running for largest chain restaurant Ruby Tuesday has only seen a
continuing downturn over the last few years known for its american-style food salad bar
and hamburgers the restaurant also offers beer wine and Cocktails beginning in 1972 as a fast
casual dining experience the company takes its name from the Rolling Stone song Ruby Tuesday
was the first large chain to include nutritional information for its dishes on its menu and also
began offering skinny cocktails and what's now called the fit and trim menu the chain has tried
branching out into other concept restaurants like lime Fresh Mexican Grill and walk hay but the core
restaurant continued to struggle posing a loss of over 15 million dollars in 2013. Ruby this led
to them dropping some of the perennial Brands and closing locations but the company eventually going
private in 2017 then 2020 hit which of course affected the business as it did the restaurant
industry at large Ruby Tuesday has seen the their locations cut from just over 400 to around 200
since the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020. the future is uncertain for
the brand as more and more fast casual options open up for diners continuing to take its toll on
the companies that were already struggling White Castle it feels good in here starting to thaw out
yeah I gotta say you're starting to smell really good all right you just made it weird a perennial
meme Kansas founded fast food restaurant White Castle has unfortunately seen better days the
restaurant began in 1921 with the parent company dubbed the unwieldy White Castle system of eating
houses Corporation the restaurant continued to grow and even had its own employee magazine White
Castle official house organ clearly the owners had a light gain for needlessly long monikers
for their operations of course White Castle holds a special place in popular culture as
a purveyor of tiny burgers that come in huge quantities big chunks of hamburger you know
big gobs the hungry Explorer can get boxes of 20 or 30 sliders also known as the Crave clutch or
Crave Case making the restaurant a favorite for students and party-goers alike nothing cemented
this more than the 2004 film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle in recent years White Castle has
seen the introduction of robots into its kitchens with flippy and flippy too automated food flippers
that use temperature detection to optimize and streamline cooking despite these Innovations and
the fact that the chain is the longest operating fast food restaurant in the U.S White Castle is
still seen as a Niche restaurant with just under 400 locations in the U.S and a slowly
shrinking footprint that could eventually see the castle being conquered Golden Corral
despite the decline in buffet-style restaurants Golden Corral was still holding its own as other
chains shuttered and shrunk around it the chain offers all you can eat buffets as well as a grill
style menu with locations in 43 States things appeared to be going okay for the company about
the last few years have certainly left its mark on the brand as a buffet style restaurant the
pandemic held even larger disruptions for the chain as adhering to health restrictions became
a challenge during this time locations closed and upon reopening many locations offered cafeteria
style dining to keep customers coming in and money flowing I'm getting fired up for Golden Corral's
new fired up favorite man there now many locations also began to offer to-go options by partnering
with companies like ubereats GrubHub and doordash giving patrons the option to get anything they
want packed up and charged for by the pound after weathering controversy surrounding the restaurant
from a salmonella outbreak in 2003 a norovirus outbreak in 2012 and accusations of improper food
storage swiftly following in 2013 the events of 2020 put a considerable dent in the chain
one of the company's largest franchises filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020 and the
Brand's footprint has shrunk by 25 since 2018. Boston Market did you order original recipe or
extra crispy originally named Boston chicken when first opened in 1985 the chain was renamed Boston
Market in 1995 due to the restaurant branching out into a larger selection of non-chicken
related food options offering a menu revolving around rotisserie chicken in the chain rapidly
expanded in the late 80s to mid 90s which brought in a steady Revenue stream but led
to huge interest rates on loans the company had taken on for development this led to the company
filing for bankruptcy in 1998 and ultimately being bought by McDonald's who originally purchased the
company for its real estate but decided that there was still money to be made despite this
effort the company proved to be a loss for the golden arches and they sold it in 2007. [Music]
after a legal battle in Canada surrounding the use of Boston in their branding due to the
pre-existing Boston Pizza chain Boston Market agreed not to use Boston in their marketing
for five years in 2020 the company once again changed hands and has continued to lose ground
at the height of its popularity the chain had over 1 000 locations but that has since shrunk
to 340 as of 2022. since 2016 the chain is closed an average of 100 locations a year and the blow
dealt by the recent Global events could be the beginning of the end for the humble chicken chain
Duncan everyone wants my donkey Chino I can't get enough of my dunk a Chino Dunkin Donuts was
fooling no one when they dropped the donuts from their name the chain has long been a favorite all
across the U.S the chain offers a variety of hot and cold coffees Donuts baked goods and hot food
options like breakfast sandwiches dunking can be found in many places across the world with its
largest market in South Korea the chain has a huge footprint in the U.S with around 8 500 locations
at home and a further 3 000 internationally while it's clear the chain is still doing
well the last few years have seen a drop in sales of 20 percent leading to 800 locations
closing in 2020 with a further 100 closing in 2022 while this seems like a drop in the ocean
for such a large chain if the decline in sales continues it could lead to further closures I
just screw up a donut of course Duncan has also had its fair share of controversies a website
where patrons and employees could air the their grievances appeared in 1997 coming up in search
results even ahead of the company's official site between 2006 and 2008 the company sued
154 of its franchisees there have been marketing failures and accusations of racism after a poster
in Thailand used blackface while advertising chocolate donuts all of this plus a decline in
sales could potentially see the eventual downfall of the dunkaccino order up more great videos just
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