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Hardee’s Closes 77 Locations in 8 States (Is Yours One?)

Hardee's is a familiar roadside stop for biscuits at sunrise and burgers on the drive home. But for many communities, that yellow star has quietly gone dark. By the end of 2025, 77 Hardee's locations ...

Hardee’s is reopening dozens of shuttered restaurants: See a list of locations that are back in business

Stores that had closed in a legal dispute with franchisee ARC Burger are now corporate-owned, according to a Fast Company review of job listings. The gravy train is picking up steam again at Hardee’s.

77 Hardee’s Locations Closed for Good —And the Franchisee Behind Them Is Filing for Bankruptcy

ARC Burger operated restaurants across nine states before shuttering everything in December and laying off 1,600+ employees.
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77 Hardee’s Locations Are Shutting Down Following Dramatic Legal Battle & Bankruptcy

The franchisee owes more than $29 million.

Hardees's to reopen closed Florida locations after franchisee bankruptcy

After a Hardee's franchisee closed 77 locations and filed for bankruptcy, the company is reopening some of them. Will your ...

Nearly 80 Hardee's closed in 2025. How many locations did Iowa lose?

A Hardee's franchisee filing for bankruptcy is drawing attention to store closings. It didn't own any in Iowa, but these stores did close in 2025.
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Both Hardee's locations in Topeka have closed their doors. Here's why

Both Hardee's locations in Topeka closed their doors over the weekend of Dec. 20. Signage at the 2424 SW 6th Ave. and 2100 SW Wanamaker Road locations indicate that the locations are now closed. "To ...
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These Florida Hardee's restaurants closed as franchisee files bankruptcy

A Hardee's franchisee, ARC Burger LLC, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after closing 77 locations across 9 states. The franchisee faced over $29 million in debt and was previously sued by Hardee's ...