A rapid expansion that ate into profits and online backlash that undercut sales was the recipe that led Kentucky-based cookie bakery Please & Thank You to file for Chapter 11, where it hopes to address its debt and either tempt new investors or sell the business.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider an appeal related to an early Texas two-step case, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge declined a Del Monte lender group's request for a plan confirmation stay, and a law to standardize assignment for the benefit of creditors proceedings is gaining traction. This is the week in bankruptcy.
Texas hospital operator Sherman/Grayson and embattled auto parts maker First Brands are facing bids to dismiss or convert their Chapter 11 cases, while e-commerce brand QVC group is seeking approval for its Chapter 11 plan and Clearside Biomedical wants clearance to sell its assets.