Domino’s Pizza Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy amid Wave of Pizza Chain Closures
Domino’s Pizza Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy amid Wave of Pizza Chain Closures
Chiara KimTue, March 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC
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A Domino’s Pizza franchisee filed for bankruptcy on March 11, 2026, according to a filing obtained by PEOPLE
The franchisee is a corporation called North County Pizza, Inc., and owns one Domino’s location in Oceanside, Calif.
The filing comes after a wave of pizza chain and other fast food closures across the country
A Domino’s Pizza franchisee is filing for bankruptcy.
The franchisee, a corporation called North County Pizza, Inc. that owns one Domino’s Pizza location filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 11, 2026, according to a voluntary petition obtained by PEOPLE.
The court filing cites estimated liabilities between $1,000,001 and $10 million between one and 49 creditors.
Per the filing, among the 20 creditors with the largest debts owed by North County Pizza, Inc. were multiple banks, as well as Domino’s Pizza’s Headquarters. The total debt owed to these top 20 creditors exceeded $3.3 million, according to the filing.
Domino’s Pizza declined to comment in response to PEOPLE’s request. Representation for North County Pizza, Inc. did not reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Domino's Pizza in Oceanside, Calif. The owner of North County Pizza, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Credit: Google Maps
According to the U.S. Courts website, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing provides an opportunity for reorganization. Typically, per the website, a corporation will propose plans for reorganization in order to maintain the business and pay its creditors.
This means the Domino’s location owned by North County Pizza, Inc. may remain open during the period of reorganization.
This bankruptcy filing comes after a wave of pizza and fast food restaurants closures throughout the U.S. this year.
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On Feb. 4, Pizza Hut’s parent company Yum! Brands’ CEO Chris Turner announced on an earnings conference call that about 250 Pizza Hut locations will close this year.
In the wake of low sales, an executive explained there would be a “targeted closures of underperforming units” to support “a longer-term acceleration of the brand.”
According to KTLA, the franchise shared that it would close about 250 locations in the first half of the year. This will mark a 3% decline in Pizza Hut’s total stores, per CNN.
Elsewhere in the fast food world, a Popeyes franchisee also recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Sailormen, Inc. the owner of over 130 Popeyes locations in Florida and Georgia, filed for bankruptcy in January, according to a March 10 court filing obtained by PEOPLE.
The filing showed that three Popeyes locations recently closed in Georgia. With the 17 shops in Georgia and Florida that closed in January during the restructuring process entailed by the filing, per Fast Company, the recent closures mark 20 total closed locations stemming from this bankruptcy filing.
The franchisee noted inflation, lowered customer traffic and debt of about $130 million as reasons for filing. According to Restaurant Business Online, Sailormen, Inc. has had issues with raised operating costs, legal disputes with lenders and a failed attempt to sell some of its shops.
Like this Domino’s location, Sailormen’s Popeyes locations remain up for debate as the bankruptcy legal proceedings continue.
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