‘National tragedy’? Late-night munchers mourn as restaurant chain files for bankruptcy
Krystal, the Depression-era fast-food chain that serves up miniature square burgers by the sackful, filed for bankruptcy over the weekend — and the Internet is having none of it.
The Georgia-based burger diner opened its first restaurant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1932, kicking off 88 years of Krystals (burgers), Chicks (chicken sandwiches), Pups (hot dogs) and Nuggs (chicken nuggets).
Citing between $10 million and $50 million in assets — and between $50 million and $100 million in debts — The Krystal Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Georgia on Sunday.
Have no fear, Twittersphere, the White Castle of the South isn’t going anywhere just yet.
“Both company operated and franchised Krystal restaurants will remain open and operating as usual and our customers can expect to continue to enjoy the same great food and service that they have come to expect from us,” a company spokesperson told McClatchy News in a statement Tuesday. “The company will continue operating in the ordinary course of business throughout the bankruptcy case.”
But that hasn’t stopped the Internet from going into a collective state of mourning.
Several Twitter users demanded they be left alone during this difficult time.
One person went so far as to call it a national tragedy.
The rest had mixed opinions.
This story was originally published January 21, 2020 at 2:22 PM with the headline "‘National tragedy’? Late-night munchers mourn as restaurant chain files for bankruptcy."
