Another national restaurant chain is filing for bankruptcy protection as Hooters says it is looking to sell all of its company-owned locations. On Monday, the restaurant chain known for its provocatively dressed all-female waitstaff and its chicken wings,

It’s the latest retail chain to undergo restructuring, which will see it transition from a mostly company-owned to franchisee-owned model. Hooters of America, LLC, owner of the Hooters restaurant chain,

Hooters, which has a restaurant in Wethersfield and about 300 locations nationwide, closed 40 restaurants last year, including one in Manchester.