Restaurant chain Hooters abruptly closed over 30 locations across multiple states June 4, including one in Newport, Kentucky. Hooters said in a statement to USA TODAY that the closed stores were company owned and called the closures a "difficult decision.

The surprise closing of over 30 Hooters restaurants across the U.S. isn't another corporate merger. However, it would seem so, it's a surprise to the casual dining industry and a wake-up call to all old-fashioned brands.