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Mrs. Fields files for Chapter 11

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MrsFields.jpg Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure. 

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The operator of Mrs. Fields cookies and TCBY yogurt chains worked out a plan for holders of $195 million of bonds to  swap that debt for cash, new bonds and a controlling equity stake in a reorganized company. The plan will allow Mrs. Fields, which is majority owned by Capricorn Holdings Inc., to get out from under a debt that has severely constricted its liquidity position. Mrs Field's plans to continue selling cookies and ice cream throughout its prepackaged bankruptcy. - Maria Woehr


Also See:
The Petition
Press Release
Bankruptcy Watch: Mrs. Field's cookie crumbles
Mrs. Fields warns bankruptcy may be near
Mrs. Fields arranges prepack



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