---
title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ccd957d1-2387-455d-9e2f-d701b7161052
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-macaroni-grill-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-2704630
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-10-19T13:08:03.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:38.877Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b89ae1d53b8ccdf45464e3a805ade71b3341.jpg
---

# Nation's Restaurant News: Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection

**TL;DR:** Romano's Macaroni Grill filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to slower profits and increased labor and commodity costs. The company is facing lawsuits as it closes locations across the country.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-10-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-macaroni-grill-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-2704630).*

## Story

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is facing lawsuits as it closes locations across the country. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This decision follows the brand's actions to close 37 locations.

Macaroni Grill has been experiencing slower profits, which have made it difficult to keep up with an increase in labor and commodity costs. CEO Nishant Machado says that another challenge facing the company is, "a trend among younger customers to spend their disposable income at non-chain ‘experience-driven’ restaurants."

The brand is currently facing lawsuits from landlords who are "seeking to recover damages far in excess of anything they would be entitled to under bankruptcy.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- labor costs (topic)
- lawsuits (topic)
- bankruptcy protection (topic)
- location closures (topic)
- commodity costs (topic)

---
Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-macaroni-grill-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-2704630). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ccd957d1-2387-455d-9e2f-d701b7161052).