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Latest, Nov 6, 2026: Encanto Restaurants Files for Bankruptcy After Abrupt Taco Bell and KFC Closures in Puerto Rico

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  1. Encanto Restaurants Files for Bankruptcy After Abrupt Taco Bell and KFC Closures in Puerto Rico

    via WAPA TV

    Encanto Restaurants filed for bankruptcy in federal court under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code after the sudden closure of its Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast-food restaurants in Puerto Rico triggered a business crisis.

  2. Barceloneta Hit by KFC, Taco Bell Closures as IHOP Cuts Hours

    via WAPA TV

    The closure of fast-food chains including KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, and uncertainty around IHOP, is a hard blow for thousands of families and local economies in several Puerto Rico towns.

  3. Burger King, McDonald’s Recruit in Puerto Rico After KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Closures

    via Metro PR

    Fast-food chains are hiring in Puerto Rico after the closure of KFC and Taco Bell restaurants and the suspension of operations at several Pizza Hut locations.

  4. Former Taco Bell Manager Calls for Empathy After Chain’s Closure in Puerto Rico

    via Telemundo PR

    A former manager of a Taco Bell restaurant in Puerto Rico turned to social media, under the handle Andel.pr, to call for empathy toward the chain's employees after the fast-food franchise announced it is closing operations on the island.

  5. Taco Bell Manager Asks TikTok Users to Stop Mocking Workers Left Jobless by Closures in Puerto Rico

    via Primera Hora

    A young Taco Bell manager in Puerto Rico has used TikTok to criticize social media users mocking the workers left jobless by the closure of the Taco Bell and KFC restaurants on the island.

  6. Puerto Rico Labor Department Offers Help to Workers Laid Off by KFC and Taco Bell Closures

    via NotiCel

    Following the announced closure of KFC and Taco Bell restaurants in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH) has made orientation and assistance services available to the laid-off workers to help them return to the job…

  7. Taco Bell Closes All Puerto Rico Restaurants After Ending Relationship with Franchisee Encanto Restaurants

    via Metro PR

    Taco Bell announced it is closing all of its restaurants in Puerto Rico after ending its commercial relationship with Encanto Restaurants, the company that operated the franchise on the island.

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