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- Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. operates quick-service and casual dining restaurants in the United States. The company operates primarily through franchised quick-service restaurant units and proprietary casual dining concepts. Its product and service offerings include quick-service food and beverage items under the Wendy's brand, featuring fresh beef hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, chili, baked potatoes, garden salads, French fries, Frosty desserts, breakfast sandwiches, and specialty beverages; daytime casual dining food and beverage items under its proprietary Morning Belle brand, featuring specialty pancakes, waffles, French toast, egg benedicts, omelets, breakfast bowls, sandwiches, artisanal coffees, and brunch cocktails; and restaurant fulfillment services, including dine-in seating, drive-thru service, takeout, mobile order-and-pay, and third-party delivery integration. The company operates across 15 states, including Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. In recent developments, Meritage Hospitality Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2026 to execute a court-supervised financial and operational restructuring while maintaining ongoing restaurant operations and employee payroll amid cost inflation and franchise agreement disputes. Furthermore, the company strategically rationalized its brand portfolio by closing and exiting its Taco John's franchise operations and winding down its Stan's Tacos casual dining concept to concentrate capital and management resources on its core Wendy's store network and Morning Belle locations. Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.