"Some restaurant chains are best-known for their food and drink, and then there's Hooters, which is most famous for, well, revealing uniforms and a somewhat raunchy atmosphere. Even that can have its limits, though: in 2021, the chain took some understandable criticism for a change in its uniform that made its shorts - already relatively short - even shorter.As was reported at the time, Hooters wound up walking back that policy."
"This week brought with it word that the Western Schism of chain restaurants may be at an end. That's because Original Hooters - also known as Hooters Inc., and the founders of the chain's concept - has officially acquired Hooters of America, working in tandem with another entity, Hoot Owl Restaurants LLC. What does this translate to for the average Hooters customer? According to their announcement, Original Hooters will now control 140 Hooters restaurants in the United States as well as 60 restaurants overseas."
Original Hooters (Hooters Inc.) and Hoot Owl Restaurants LLC acquired Hooters of America, consolidating control of the brand. Original Hooters will control 140 U.S. restaurants and 60 overseas locations. The brand is shifting to a back-to-basics approach with a simplified menu emphasizing wings and fresh ingredients. Uniform shorts will return to their original length after a criticized 2021 policy that shortened shorts was walked back. CEO Neil Kiefer said Hooters had been oversexualized and that the concept works best as a beach-hangout atmosphere. The acquisition reunifies separate company factions under the founders' stewardship.
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