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FRAMINGHAM – Bertucci’s has filed for bankruptcy for a second time.

The Italian restaurant chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court yesterday.

Citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, declining sales, and food inflation, the restaurant chain declared bankruptcy for the second time in four years.

Several location have now closed.

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Based on the restaurant’s website, Bertucci’s has closed its Marlborough location.

At this time, there is no impact to the Route 9 location in Framingham.

In fiscal year 2021, the restaurant chain had an operating loss of $14 million and a net loss of $7.2 million.

According to the company website, there are now just 31 Bertucci’s restaurants still open in the country, including 20 in Massachusetts and just 1 in New Hampshire. There are other locations in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia.

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