Biz Buzz: New action at Burger King

Workers were recently busy in the Burger King restaurant building in west Brainerd removing equipment and filling dumpsters. Renee Richardson / Brainerd Dispatch

By Renee Richardson

July 12, 2019 at 11:00 PM

Recent action at the long-closed Burger King restaurant along Highway 210 in west Brainerd has readers wondering if it means the fast food franchise will return.

That remains unclear. But last week crews were at work in the facility dismantling and removing the playground equipment and filling dumpsters parked next to the entrance. The restaurant is showing signs of its long inactivity with weeds growing up in the parking lot.

Brainerd Burger King reign ended its reign in the spring of 2018 after its owners filed bankruptcy documents. It was one of nine shuttered Burger Kings in the state that closed abruptly. The ownership was listed as Illinois-based P3 Foods LLC in bankruptcy documents and as Red King Foods LLC with Burger King's corporate office. P3 Foods went into voluntary Chapter 11 filing with a bankruptcy court in Chicago.

Renee Richardson, managing editor, may be reached at 218-855-5852 or renee.richardson@brainerddispatch.com. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DispatchBizBuzz.

By Renee Richardson

Renee Richardson is managing editor at the Brainerd Dispatch. She joined the Brainerd Dispatch in 1996 after earning her bachelor's degree in mass communications at St. Cloud State University.
Renee Richardson can be reached at renee.richardson@brainerddispatch.com or by calling 218-855-5852 or follow her on Twitter @dispatchbizbuzz or Facebook.