Marmalade Cafe files for Bankruptcy after closing – Business News
Just over a month after closing its Calabasas location, a beloved Southern California diner chain is submitting for Chapter 11 chapter safety.
Marmalade Cafe, which opened its first location on Montana Ave in Santa Monica in 1990, filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday, citing “rent disputes and mounting supplier debts.”
The chain had expanded to eight eating places throughout SoCal, although 4 had closed in recent times, together with two this 12 months alone.
Just over a month after closing its Calabasas location, a beloved Southern California diner chain is submitting for Chapter 11 chapter safety. Facebook/Marmalade Cafe
Marmalade Cafe, which opened its first location on Montana Ave in Santa Monica in 1990, filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday, citing, “rent disputes and mounting supplier debts.” Facebook/Marmalade Cafe
The chain had expanded to eight eating places throughout SoCal, although 4 had closed in recent times, together with two this 12 months alone. Facebook/Marmalade Cafe
The Calabasas restaurant closed on August 1, whereas the Santa Monica location on Santa Monica Boulevard closed a month prior, which the company attributed to, “unsustainable financial losses and a lack of rent relief,” within the submitting.
They additionally closed the Original Farmer’s Market location in May 2026, with the unique Montana Avenue location in Santa Monica closing in May 2024.
The submitting additionally added that the company as soon as employed upwards of 200 people, although they began downsizing in 2024 and their footprint dwindled to roughly 50 workers in mid-2026.
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There are simply 4 Marmalade Cafe areas nonetheless open in Malibu, El Segundo, Sherman Oaks and Westlake Village.
The company’s stability sheet included within the submitting listed complete belongings of $12.7 million, although their web income was -$680,314.
While they listed between 50 and 99 collectors, they recognized 20 by identify, with unsecured money owed totaling over $2.4 million.
The Calabasas restaurant closed on August 1, whereas the Santa Monica location on Santa Monica Boulevard closed a month prior Marmalade Cafe /Facebook
Some of its largest unsecured money owed embrace Gilmore Farmers Market ($481,150), US Foods Inc. ($394,711), California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ($349,014), Sunrise Produce ($293,239), Sysco Ventura Inc. ($239,603), Global Merchant ($141,952) and Okay&M Food Service ($116,067).
It’s unclear if the Chapter 11 proceedings will end result within the 4 current eating places closing as of but.
Marmalade Cafe in Calabasas, California, serves signature gadgets like Spicy Chilaquiles and its signature Marmalade Breakfast Tacos. Facebook/Marmalade Cafe
The Marmalade Cafe just isn’t the primary restaurant chain to go the Chapter 11 route as of late, on each coasts, it appears.
Just final month, New York’s Fireman Hospitality filed for chapter, citing money circulate points that stemmed from the COVID-19 lockdowns that began in 2020.
Also final month, the Red Lobster in Palm Desert shut down after 14 years in operation, whereas Salad and Go additionally filed for chapter and closed all of its areas in August as nicely.
Back in May, fast food chain Carl’s Jr. closed 49 Southern California areas and On the Border closed 60 areas throughout the nation in June.
Mountain Mike’s Pizza and 801 Chophouse additionally filed for Chapter 11 safety earlier this 12 months.
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