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FAT Brands Inc.

Financing

Fat Brands gets another demand for debt payment

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2025

The bank that acts as the trustee on the company’s securitized financing has sent an acceleration notice for the last of five shell companies that hold the restaurant operator’s debt.

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In Fat Brands, another company using securitization financing runs into problems

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 24, 2025

The Bottom Line: The restaurant brand collector went from acquiring cheap chains to buying up much larger and more expensive brands using whole business securitizations. And then the market tanked.

Financing

Fat Brands' lenders demand immediate payment on $1.3B in debt

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 21, 2025

The owner of companies like Fazoli’s, Twin Peaks and Johnny Rockets defaulted on its securitized debt last month after the company didn’t have enough available funds.

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Fat Brands has a debt problem

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 06, 2025

The Bottom Line: The owner of Fatburger went on a buying binge in 2020 and 2021. Five years later it is working furiously to generate cash and pay off debt. But the government shutdown is creating headaches.

Leadership

With charges dropped, Andy Wiederhorn returns as Fat Brands CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 03, 2025

The chairman of the owner of Fatburger, Fazoli’s and other chains is retaking his position as CEO now that the U.S. Department of Justice has dropped charges against the executive.

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Feds drop charges against Fat Brands Chairman Andy Wiederhorn

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 30, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss all charges against the chairman of the franchise restaurant brand operator. He had been charged in a $47 million fake loan scheme.

Operations

How Trump's aggressive tariff policies will impact restaurant franchising

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 07, 2025

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast features a conversation with Andy Wiederhorn, founder and chair of Fat Brands, who shares the challenges the trade war will create for franchise operators, their supply chain and plans for growth.

Financing

The owner of Fazoli's will let franchisees pay royalties with crypto

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2025

Fat Brands, which owns a host of franchised concepts, said it will start accepting Bitcoin as payment for franchise royalties.

Financing

Franchisees accuse Hurricane Grill & Wings of raiding the marketing fund

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 24, 2025

Operators filed a lawsuit against the chicken wing chain and parent company Fat Brands, accusing them of underfunding the marketing department and damaging the brand.

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Fat Brands files to spin off Twin Peaks

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 04, 2024

The owner of Fatburger and Johnny Rockets filed a registration statement with the SEC to spin off 5% of shares in Twin Peaks to existing shareholders. The casual-dining chain will become an independent, publicly traded company.

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