Piccadilly Pub

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Piccadilly Pub was a chain of casual dining restaurants located in the US state of Massachusetts. The first Piccadilly Pub restaurant was opened by William C. Martin in 1973 in the town of Westborough, Massachusetts.

The chain offers a menu of American cuisine, with particular emphasis on seafood such as fish and chips, New England clam chowder, fried clams, lobster, scallops, and shrimp.

As of 2008, the chain had 13 locations, all in Massachusetts.[1] All locations abruptly closed on February 5, 2012.

Locations

Piccadilly Pub locations were only in the state of Massachusetts. As of 2008, the chain had 13 locations, all in Massachusetts:

  1. Auburn, occupied by Bentley Pub in July
  2. Foxborough
  3. Marlborough
  4. North Attleborough
  5. North Reading
  6. Randolph
  7. Sturbridge
  8. Westborough
  9. West Springfield
  10. Wethersfield, Connecticut
  11. Worcester, occupied by Picadillys Bar and Grille in August

All Piccadilly Pub restaurants, except for the one in North Attleborough, Wethersfield, Connecticut and Worcester are permanently closed, while the last three remain temporarily closed.

Sale of operations

Piccadilly Pubs was acquired by Massachusetts Pub Group in 2008.[1] Repechage Investments LLC which controlled Piccadilly Pub through its Massachusetts Pub Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011.[2] The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that "Piccadilly Pub's assets have now been acquired by FranWorks Group of Calgary, Alberta, Canada."[3] However, FranWorks press release states that they only bought the 19 Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurants, "No other entities from the parent company were part of the acquisition." [4]

Closing

On February 5, 2012 an internal memo to all employees circulated that informed them that all remaining restaurant locations would be closing indefinitely, and that further information would be disclosed in a public announcement shortly. On February 6, 2012 all restaurants remained closed, with the following memo on the door: “Piccadilly Pub Restaurants have temporarily closed. Currently, a date has not been set for a re-opening.” [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Repechage Investments Limited, owner of Elephant & Castle, announces acquisition of Piccadilly Pubs by its Massachusetts Pub Group subsidiaries" (Press release). PRN Newswire. June 27, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Elephant & Castle Group Inc. Announces Chapter 11 Filing" (Press release). Elephant & Castle Group Inc. July 5, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ Gustafson, Courtney (February 9, 2012). "Don't toss Piccadilly Pub gift cards yet". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "FranWorks takes ownership of Elephant & Castle pubs".
  5. ↑ Gray, Josh. "Piccadilly Pub Shuts its Doors Indefinitely - Marlborough, MA Patch". Marlborough.patch.com. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Piccadilly Pub on Riverdale Rd closes". WWLP.com. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Picadilly Pubs close in Marlborough, Westborough - Framingham, MA". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Piccadilly Pub Is Closed - Westborough, MA Patch". Westborough.patch.com. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

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