PITTSBURGH — King's Family Restaurants has closed five of its western Pennsylvania restaurants.
The Pittsburgh-area chain was founded in 1967, but was sold two years ago to Kelly Capital, a San Diego, California private equity firm.
The chain announced Sunday night that its restaurants in Altoona, Bridgeville, Harmar Township, Imperial and Wexford were closing.
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That leaves the chain with 24 locations in western Pennsylvania and one in eastern Ohio.
The new owners said two years ago that they had no immediate plans to close any locations or cut any employees.
The chain said in a news release that the closures are due to "expiring leases and underperformance."
“We are retaining many of our employees through transfers to neighboring locations," said Jim Covelli, Vice President of Human Resources.
About 130 workers are affected by the closings that took effect 7 p.m. Sunday.
Residents in the area told Channel 11 that it is disappointing that Pennsylvania jobs are being affected.
“I am concerned. It's jobs no matter what. Every job counts in Pennsylvania. I hate to see them closing,” customer Linda Allen said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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