Highlights
- True Food Kitchen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 4, 2026, listing debt of approximately $42.1 million.
- Twelve of the chain's 46 restaurants have closed; 34 locations across 14 states remain open.
- Sam Fox founded the concept before spinning it out of Fox Restaurant Concepts into a standalone company.
- CEO Jeff Chandler, hired from Hopdoddy in July 2026, is leading restructuring with $20 million in financing from HumanCo.
True Food Kitchen, the Scottsdale-based restaurant chain founded by Sam Fox, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 4, disclosing debt obligations of approximately $42.1 million. Nine companies under the True Food umbrella were included in the filing, made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The company closed 12 of its 46 restaurants as part of the filing. Thirty-four locations across 14 states remain operational while the chain pursues a court-supervised sale process, according to reporting by ABC15 Arizona and Nation's Restaurant News.
Fox, whose Fox Restaurant Concepts operates Postino, Flower Child, Culinary Dropout, and The Henry across the Phoenix metro, originally founded True Food Kitchen before spinning it off into its own company. The chain's systemwide sales declined 0.7% in 2025 to $312 million, down from a $314 million peak in 2024.
Who is running True Food Kitchen through bankruptcy?
Jeff Chandler, hired as CEO from Hopdoddy in July 2026, is leading the restructuring. The company secured $20 million in debtor-in-possession financing from HumanCo to maintain operations during the proceedings.
A court-supervised sale process is underway. No buyer or timeline has been disclosed in public filings reviewed by the Signal.
Where to find them
- True Food Kitchen · truefoodkitchen.com · Instagram · Facebook · TikTok
- Nation's Restaurant · muckrack.com
- Fox Restaurant Concepts · foxrc.com · Instagram · Facebook · TikTok
- HumanCo · humanco.com · Instagram
Sources
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- ABC15 Arizona retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
- nrn.com retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
- True Food Kitchen (official site) retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
- Nation's Restaurant (official site) retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
- Fox Restaurant Concepts (official site) retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
- HumanCo (official site) retrieved 06/10/2026 21:40
Authored by The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted by AI from primary-source material under our beat-specific editorial guides; reviewed by humans before publish under our five-gate process. Sources retrieved at 06/10/2026 21:40. Every claim traces to a source.
