A Struggling Regional Burger Chain Could Disappear For Good This Year

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[{"selector":"#anim-7eb021d6-4f94-4dc7-8889-bd91d763b3b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c6cd443-9aaf-47ba-b318-4e3aebb015d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9354fbbc-40be-4636-a0aa-9098f2bac058","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27c02dbf-5608-4d18-8bf3-6bd5b1ebeee9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Bagger Dave's restaurants will continue to operate, but BT Brands plans to convert them later this year, the release added. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-4dd082c8-5e90-412a-bc94-ebd8ef2f12fb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78c31765-6021-48c0-bfbe-140f149bad67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d5e3e37-69c8-48e1-b176-b151e55f4c49","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6c6aba1-a32b-4a8f-86db-967530ad8f23","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Bagger Dave's was a Midwest upstart, according to Restaurant Business Magazine. Bagger Dave's launched its first site in Berkley, Mich., in 2008 and now has over 25 locations Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-5fc3f58b-e3f8-4d62-8812-8209976cf1db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-beb8ea54-9cca-468c-99bb-dbf5d07728c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62183cdd-a175-4f8c-af47-da3132f72b42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52f4414c-4661-470c-8ea1-4815e3e07ee8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The chain closed many stores due to sales and consumer traffic losses, Restaurant Business Magazine stated. According to the press release, Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-97c2ea8a-48d1-4bf0-85dc-f227b87d3188","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f89abfe-8551-4237-8f13-2b438fc9739e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23c07400-4907-42ef-9d6c-a67faf8cfb2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04535654-1ee4-450e-9f1b-f56f4f7ed631","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] there are only six Bagger Dave's restaurants in the US, four in Michigan, one in Fort Wayne, Ind., and one in Centerville, Ohio. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-fc327588-7e65-4616-bf37-9d4705b77168","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67b74467-960d-48d6-9dde-14008292d39b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-028d083a-e4ae-4092-9085-73f5bc33e533","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-993323e7-5114-4f25-af5f-cfddf7233500","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.58221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Over $5 million was invested in all six businesses' exceptional sites. The 4,000–6,000-square-foot establishments have complete liquor Learn More Arrow

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