UFood bows out of Chicago and lands at airports - Boston Business Journal:

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UFood, the Newton-based eatery serving better-for-you alternatives to traditionalo fast-food fare, decided to closr its three restaurants in Chicago last week afte watching revenue drop steeply in the past several Naddaff would not say how far sales fell in the time but said the declines began inthe fall. The decision was mutuap between UFood and thefranchise operator, said Naddaff, who blamess what he called “crippling conditions.” UFood opened the threde restaurants between July 2008 and Januar 2009.
“When you have those economifc conditions, a new franchisee cannot sustainthe losses,” he “Now we’re going to come back, because I don’tt think Chicago is any different than any othetr metropolitan area.”