Sun Capital's disregard for Friendly's workers extends beyond the effort to dump its pension obligations. The company could have provided advance notice of the impending shutdown to workers. Instead, workers were told one evening that the next day would be their last.
Posted 11.18.2011
The CEO of Friendly's sent the ice cream giant hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of expenses the year before the company filed for bankruptcy. ...
Posted 01.02.2012
Once some of the biggest customers of restaurant chains like Chevy's and Friendly's, many teens are now avoiding dining out -- and the restaurant indu...
stonington.patch.com | Posted 12.12.2011
We sat at the counter and tried to get some eggs and toast in our bellies so that we wouldn't die of a hangover during commencement....
Daily Finance | Alice Hines | Posted 12.06.2011
Friendly's Ice Cream Corp. laid off 1,260 employees with almost no notice on Tuesday night. And there's little that employees can do about it. ...
Posted 12.05.2011
UPDATE (10-5 10:52 a.m.): It's official: Friendly's has filed for bankruptcy. Consumerist reports that the company confirmed this morning that the Cha...
The Daily Meal | Posted 11.09.2011
Lobster is one of those ingredients that you don't expect to see on the menu of a fast food chain -- the health risks associated with shellfish, and t...
Posted 05.25.2011
Stephen Colbert presented a "Thought For Food" segment last night, touching on hot food issues of the day: obesity, Asian carp, last weekend's Coney I...
Slashfood | Posted 05.25.2011
KFC's Double Down sandwich couldn't hold the spotlight forever...we knew it was only a matter of time before someone pushed the envelope even further....
Eileen Appelbaum | Posted 01.21.2012