A Massive Chain Now Announces Unexpected and Temporary Closures

April 8, 2024

A massive chain now announces unexpected and temporary closures for employees working in the ‘path of totality’.

Chick-Fil-A wants its employees to experience the solar eclipse and plans to pause operations at some locations to do so.

Several of the fast food chain’s locations are temporarily closing for employees working in the path of totality, and some are even adjusting their menus, reports The-Sun.

Chick-fil-A locations across the US are pausing operations for eclipse viewing, with information specific to each restaurant available on Facebook.

A Chick-fil-A in San Antonio, Texas, will slow its operations for approximately five minutes, according to a Facebook post.

Meanwhile, a restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana, has announced its plans to close from 2-4 pm.

A Chick-fil-A in Highland Lakes, Texas, is offering what it describes as a limited menu and will open its parking lot for anyone interested in checking out the historic event.

The Facebook post provided a photo of the limited menu, which features the restaurant’s signature chicken sandwich, a bag of chips, and a canned soda for $10.

Team members were pictured outside of the store with tents and beside signs directing customers.

A Chick-fil-A in Greenwood, Indiana, also says it’s offering a limited menu from 2-2:45 pm as it prepares.

“This is Reason #245 that I support your restaurant” one user commented.

“Seriously u guys are the best!” another user wrote.

“A place that cares about their employees & willing to close down for a little to let them experience this!”

Customers interested in joining the fun or hoping to order a meal this afternoon should check with their local Chick-fil-A to confirm hours.

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A massive beverage company now files an unexpected bankruptcy to ‘focus on the best interests of its creditors and other stakeholders.’

Boisson, which curates the best collection of non-alcoholic spirits, beers, and wines as well as mixology supplies including shrubs, syrups, mixers, and more has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The company also shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins.

However, the non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer, reports Retail Touch Points.

Boisson had taken a “neighborhood stores” approach to brick-and-mortar expansion, opening stores in NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.

“Boisson’s Board of Directors has determined that entering into a restructuring process for the company to shift its operational focus is in the best interests of its creditors and other stakeholders,” Bodkins wrote.

“This and other difficult decisions have been made, including the decision to close all retail locations.

While this is certainly disappointing, taking these actions will allow the company the opportunity to put forth a restructuring plan aimed to focus on the wholesale distribution and ecommerce divisions, which continue to operate, accepting and fulfilling orders without interruption.”

Bodkins took pains to stress that Boisson’s setback is not a failure for the NA category at large.

“No one should consider this anything other than what it is: a failed venture-backed startup that grew too quickly, made mistakes, and wasn’t able to find capital fast enough to continue to build three businesses at the same time (bricks-and-mortar retail, ecommerce, and wholesale import/distribution), which in hindsight, proved to be impossibly hard to execute,” he wrote.

“I am proud that we served more than 250,000 customers, of the deep and meaningful wholesale partners who embraced NA for their customers, and proud of the awareness and education we brought to consumers, introducing them to NA through partnerships we forged with brands and communities,” Bodkins added.

Detailed information about Boisson’s restructuring plans was not available at press time.

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