Pizza is a food category in its own right.

Unfortunately, America’s massive appetite for the popular dish doesn’t always protect pizza shops from financial difficulties.

These woes don’t necessarily mean the chains will go out of business like otherfailed pizza concepts.

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Here are four pizza chains that have been on a downward spiral this year.

That was its worst result since the second quarter of 2019, perRestaurant Business Magazine.

“We are acting with urgency,” Penegor said during the call.

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The chainshuttered nearly 30 underperforming locationsacross ten states and Washington D.C. during the first quarter of the year alone.

Mod was able to avoid bankruptcy when the Los Angeles-based Elite Restaurant Groupbought the chainin July.

According to itswebsite,the chain currently has 14 restaurants in operation across Arizona.

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The company is liquidating its remaining assets through the Chapter 7 filing.

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