While K&W Cafeteria closed 10 locations, including Asheboro, ahead of declaring bankruptcy, 18 are still open and serving including the K&W Cafeteria on Ramada Road, Burlington.

“Too often people don’t listen or read past Chapter 11 and don’t look at the restructuring part,” said Dax Allred, president of K&W. “We closed locations that did not recover substantially enough from the pandemic.”