Major fast-food franchises are as much in the business of attracting franchisees as they are customers.
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As it turns out, however, Burgerim’s success was too good to be true.
Many owners jumped ship, choosing to rebrand or operate independently.
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Today, there areabout 80 Burgerim-branded restaurants remaining, but the franchise hardly exists.
Similar to Quiznos, however, Boston Market suffered a precipitous decline.
It was beloved for its Big Barney and Barnbuster burgers, as well as its industry-first self-service salad bars.
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By 1988,Red Barn was officially out of business.
The chicken chain, however,faced competition from KFC, Boston Market,and other growing chicken restaurants.
In 1998, KRR filed for bankruptcy and was bought out.
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A previous version of this article was originally published in May 2022.
It has been updated with new information.
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