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Tully's files for bankruptcy, closes nine locationsTully's files for bankruptcy, closes nine locations

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

November 5, 2012

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Tully’s Coffee chain closed nine underperforming locations on Sunday following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last week by parent company TC Global Inc.

Seattle-based TC Global is a specialty gourmet coffee retailer that sells premium coffee in grocery and retail stores, as well as operating a chain of 48 company-owned and 83 licensed or franchised coffeehouses under the Tully’s brand.

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In the bankruptcy filing Oct. 10 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Western Washington, the company identified 19 locations for lease rejection. Ten have closed over the past two months, and th...

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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

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@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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