Beloved pizza chain to close up to 50 locations
MTY is shutting down dozens of restaurant locations following a decline in sales and profits.
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Source diversity sample: Nation’s Restaurant News · Yahoo! Finance Canada · Fox Business · MyNorthwest.com · FOX 2 · AOL.com · The Independent · Delish.
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What happened
Montreal-based MTY is closing 68 restaurants. This move follows a drop in sales and profits, with other coverage specifically noting that up to 50 underperforming stores of a popular pizza chain will be closed after significant losses.
Reporting from The Independent, Delish, the Montreal Gazette, and the New York Post emphasizes the closure of these locations nationwide. The news coincides with MTY's reporting of its second quarter results for fiscal 2026, as detailed by GlobeNewswire.
Future developments depend on the fiscal results reported by MTY and the specific impact of the closures on the pizza chain's nationwide footprint.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 48d ago.
Who reported it (11)
- Papa Murphy’s to close dozens more locations Nation’s Restaurant News · 46d ago
- Restaurant franchisor MTY Food Group to axe 68 underperforming stores Yahoo! Finance Canada · 46d ago
- Pizza chain to close up to 50 locations as sales slump Fox Business · 46d ago
- Papa Murphy’s to shutter up to 50 underperforming stores amid restructuring MyNorthwest.com · 48d ago
- Papa Murphy’s to close 50 restaurants due to declining sales FOX 2 · 48d ago
- Beloved Pizza Chain Set To Close 50 Locations Nationwide AOL.com · 48d ago
- Popular pizza chain to close 50 underperforming stores after huge losses The Independent · 48d ago
- Beloved Pizza Chain Set To Close 50 Locations Nationwide Delish · 48d ago
- Montreal-based MTY to close 68 restaurants after sales and profit fall Montreal Gazette · 48d ago
- MTY Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2026 GlobeNewswire · 48d ago
- Beloved pizza chain to close up to 50 locations New York Post · 48d ago
Questions people are asking
Which company is closing locations?
Montreal-based MTY.
How many restaurants are being closed in total?
According to the Montreal Gazette, MTY will close 68 restaurants.
Why are the closures happening?
The closures follow a fall in sales and profit, as well as huge losses at underperforming stores.
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