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Marmalade Café files Chapter 11, keeps four locations open

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Marmalade Café Bankruptcy

Marmalade Café filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 2.
The chain owes over $1 million to Gilmore Farmers Market, US Foods, Sysco Ventura and the California tax agency.
It listed $12.7 million in assets and a net loss of $680,314.
Four locations—El Segundo, Malibu, Sherman Oaks and Westlake Village—remain open.
Staff fell from over 200 employees to about 50 this year.

Summary

LIV Golf Reorg

LIV Golf named Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP lead counsel and Cole Schotz P.C. co-counsel for its Chapter 11 case.
David Orlofsky of AlixPartners was hired as chief restructuring officer to steer the reorganization.
The reorganization plan allocates 52.5% ownership to players, 45% to investors, and 2.5% to management.
LIV Golf seeks UK and Wales court recognition of its U.S. Chapter 11 filing to protect international assets.

History

Historical Context

In 2008 American Airlines entered Chapter 11, the largest U.S. airline restructuring then, carrying roughly $2.5 billion in debt while keeping 90 % of its fleet. The filing followed cost cuts after the September 11 attacks and the 2006 Wright Amendment repeal, and it became a template for later Chapter 11 cases such as Marmalade Café, LIV Golf and the 2013 American-US Airways merger that created the world’s largest carrier.

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Marmalade Café Bankruptcy

Marmalade Café filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 2.
The chain owes over $1 million to Gilmore Farmers Market, US Foods, Sysco Ventura and the California tax agency.
It listed $12.7 million in assets and a net loss of $680,314.
Four locations—El Segundo, Malibu, Sherman Oaks and Westlake Village—remain open.
Staff fell from over 200 employees to about 50 this year.

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