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Beloved Chain Restaurants We Might Sadly Lose In 2026

No investor looking for a sure bet gets into the restaurant business. The average lifespan of a restaurant is just 4.5 years — less time than kindergarteners have been alive. But the allure of becoming a neighborhood's favorite watering hole can be too much to pass up, let alone the dream of building a beloved chain of restaurants that people choose for dinners out.

Unfortunately, 2025 wasn't any kinder to the restaurant business than other years since the pandemic, with food costs continuing to rise and employment woes rampant. Restaurants are forced to raise prices to keep profits coming in, but those menu increases are making more diners consider another meal at home instead of in a restaurant booth. The cost of eating out ha

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