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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Mark Moore

Mexican Restaurant Chain Chi-Chi's To Return 20 Years After Deadly Hepatitis Outbreak Sunk Brand

Michael McDermott, son of one of the original founders of Chi-Chi's, will open new locations next year. (Credit: Chi-Chi's)

Two decades after closing its last location after a series of ownership changes and a hepatitis A outbreak, Chi-Chi's is planning a comeback with a familiar name at the helm.

In a deal with Hormel Foods, which owns Chi-Chi's trademarks, Michael McDermott, the son of one of the Mexican restaurant chain's founders, will be allowed to use the name to open new locations next year, the company said.

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