By james art 
By Elaine Kurtbach and Di-Ann Darbin, AP Business Writers
Hooters breaks down.
The American chain of restaurants, known for the chicken wings and its Hoots Girls sketches, Wait-Staff, has applied for bankruptcy. Hoa’s Restaurant Group filed a proposal to protect Chapter 11 on Monday at the North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas.
This is the largest chain of Legacy Restaurant, which is facing financial problems against the background of high food and labor prices, changing customer tastes and increasing competition from larger daily chains like Shake Shack.
Red Omar, TGI Friday and BUCA DI Beppo have applied for bankruptcy last year while the TEX-Mex chain at the border filed a request for bankruptcy last month.
According to the Hooters Bankruptcy Plan, 100 restaurants owned by the company will be sold to a group of Hooters franchisees. Franchisees, which include Hooters founders, are currently operating 14 of the 30 restaurants with the largest volume of Hooters in the United States, the company said.
“For many years, the Hooters brand has been owned by private capital companies and other HOOTS History Groups,” says Neil Kiffer, CEO of Franchise Group Hootters Inc. an emblematic brand to its historical success. “
Hooters said franchisees or licensing partners will continue to work with all existing places, including those outside the United States, with more than 420 Hooters restaurants in 29 countries.