Jonathan Randles

A tax strategy from BC Partners’ playbook could bolster the tour’s comeback attempt

One of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in the US has filed for bankruptcy, saying it has struggled with rising beef costs and “reduced frequency and effectiveness of Wendy’s brand marketing” under the burger-chain’s previous management.

One of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in the U.S. has filed for bankruptcy, saying it has struggled with rising beef costs and “reduced frequency and effectiveness of Wendy’s brand marketing” under the burger chain’s previous management.

Wendy’s Co. said it terminated the rights of one of its largest US franchisees to continue operating its 314 locations, which the burger chain said could be taken over by corporate or new operators.

Grand Rapids-based Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. filed Chapter 11 last week, blaming its woes on the burger chain's ineffective marketing and discounting pushes along with higher beef prices.

Clash of court rulings leaves the company’s broader restructuring effort in limbo

The two brothers who built First Brands Group into a global business, and whom prosecutors accuse of driving it into bankruptcy through a multibillion-dollar fraud, are now pointing the finger at each other.

Each brother asks a federal judge for a separate jury trial set for February in Manhattan Key Takeaways:

Uncle Nearest Inc., the embattled Tennessee whiskey maker founded by entrepreneur Fawn Weaver, is nearing a sale after a year in receivership while responding to a government probe into the business.

More than 60 workers at Character.AI are being offered a lifeline from the media giant