Chapter 11

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.

Case No. 26-02947 · Western District of Michigan

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. filed a Chapter 11 reorganization petition on Sep 17, 2026 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan, case no. 26-02947.

Debtor
Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.
Case number
26-02947
Chapter
Chapter 11 reorganization
Court
Western District of Michigan
State
Michigan
Petition date
Sep 17, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary
Affiliated debtors
14

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. — Chapter 11 reorganization, filed Sep 17, 2026.

Chapter 11 gives the company breathing room: creditors are stayed, the debtor keeps operating, and a plan of reorganization — or a section 363 sale — decides how claims get paid.

Joint filing

Affiliated debtors (14)

Related entities that filed in the same court on the same day under consecutive case numbers. Courts normally administer such cases jointly under the lead case.

  • MHG Food Service, Inc.26-02948
  • Wen Tennessee, LLC26-02949
  • Inspired by Opportunity, LLC26-02950
  • RES Management, LLC26-02951
  • Wen Ohio, LLC26-02952
  • Wen Carolinas, LLC26-02953
  • Wen South, LLC26-02954
  • Uncommon Hospitality, LLC26-02956
  • Wen Oklahoma, LLC26-02957
  • Wen Georgia, LLC26-02958
  • WM Limited Partnership-199826-02959
  • Wen Virginia, LLC26-02960
  • OCM Development, LLC26-02961
  • Chicken Ventures, LLC26-02962
Road map

What usually happens next

The filing date is from the docket; later milestones are the typical sequence for this chapter, not tracked events.

Sep 17, 2026
Petition filed
Debtor-in-possession status and the automatic stay begin.
first days
First-day hearing
Motions on cash collateral, DIP financing, wages and critical vendors.
~ 30 days
341 meeting & committee
U.S. Trustee convenes creditors and may appoint an unsecured creditors' committee.
open
Plan or sale
Plan confirmation, section 363 sale, conversion or dismissal.
Court & records

Where the case is pending

Bankruptcy court
Western District of Michigan
Michigan · court id MIWB
Venue

Court location (state level)

Pin placed at the state level (Michigan), not at the debtor's address. Map © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO.

Docket note

About this filing

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. (Michigan) — voluntary Chapter 11 petition, case 26-02947, dated Sep 17, 2026. 14 affiliated debtors filed alongside it the same day. Check the linked docket for creditor matrices, the 341 meeting notice and the bar date.

Summary of a public court record, provided as is. Not legal advice and not an official court document.

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