Bankruptcy. A casualty of a tough economic environment, rising commodity costs, and changing customer tastes, Friendly's announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed 63 stores in October 2011.

Friendly's Restaurants has been up and down more than most rollercoasters. Back in 2011, it declared bankruptcy and was acquired by Dean Foods, a large milk producer. After it filed for bankruptcy, yet again, in 2020, it was acquired by Brix Holdings in January 2021, a Plano, Tx.

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