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fleur-de-lisa

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3. From an article in the Washingtonian:
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 05:06 PM
Sep 2018
https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/09/21/hoagie-chain-taylor-gourmet-will-close-all-of-its-stores/

Taylor Gourmet will close all 17 of its DC-area stores after Sunday, September 23. Friday is the last day for the hoagie chain’s two Chicago stores. The closures come as Connecticut-based private equity firm KarpReilly, which infused Taylor Gourmet with a reported $5.6 million investment in 2015, pulled out of the company. Owner Casey Patten declined to comment, but a spokesperson confirmed the news. Representatives for KarpReilly were not immediately available for comment.

Multiple sources familiar with the company tell Washingtonian that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing is imminent. Nothing has been filed yet, and a spokesperson declined to comment on a potential bankruptcy.

How did we get here? Taylor Gourmet’s official line is that its rapid expansion may have been too much, too fast. Patten told the Washington Business Journal last week that Taylor Gourmet stores were still profitable, but he was considering closing three locations. He blamed changes in the fast-casual world and increased competition driving up real estate prices. He said the problem was that some of the stores had more square footage than they needed.

However, three people familiar with the company say sales began to decline after owner Patten met with President Donald Trump at a small business roundtable at the White House in January 2017. Facing backlash and calls for boycotts, Patten told the Washington Post that he’s apolitical when it comes to business and pointed out he also participated in a roundtable discussion with President Barack Obama in 2012. The restaurant posted a “Less Politics, More Hoagies” sign at its Chinatown shop.
? Not found CurtEastPoint Sep 2018 #1
Try this one: fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 #2
From an article in the Washingtonian: fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 #3
Ah. Thanks to both of you. CurtEastPoint Sep 2018 #5
Thank you. MariaCSR Sep 2018 #10
why do these idiots try to compete in chicago? mopinko Sep 2018 #11
My bad. fixed it. MariaCSR Sep 2018 #4
Everything he touches turns to shit.. HipChick Sep 2018 #6
So much for being a job creator MariaCSR Sep 2018 #9
Never heard of it. idcdu Sep 2018 #7
Kiss Trump's ass, and he'll shit on you dalton99a Sep 2018 #8
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