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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Hooters restaurants keep shuttering - but the CEO calls it a comeback

Hooters restaurants are closing left and right but the CEO insists the iconic brand is making a comeback.

A group of six businessmen, who founded Hooters in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983, recently reacquired the restaurant chain after the previous owners, Hooters for America, filed for bankruptcy in 2025.

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