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===Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc=== In 2006, Castle Harlan merged Marie Callender's with another of its interests, [[Perkins Restaurant & Bakery]]. The combined chain, known as Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. (PMCI), was headquartered in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. The business flourished until Don Callender died on January 7, 2009, due to complications resulting from head trauma sustained during a fall at home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fastfood.ocregister.com/2009/01/08/marie-callenders-founder-dies/11038/ |title=Marie Callender's founder, Don Callender, dies |access-date=2010-08-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708205345/http://fastfood.ocregister.com/2009/01/08/marie-callenders-founder-dies/11038/ |archive-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 13, 2011, a total of 58 units were closed, including 31 Marie Callender's and 27 Perkins' due to bankruptcy restructuring ([[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2011/06/13/marie-callenders-closes-31-units-amid-bankruptcy/|last=Luna |first=Nancy|date=June 13, 2011|title=Marie Callender's closes 31 units amid bankruptcy|work=[[Orange County Register]]|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> During bankruptcy, PMCI sold the Marie Callender's brand to ConAgra for US$57.5 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/conagra/update-1-conagra-bought-rights-to-marie-callenders-brand-idUSN1418859020110614 | title=ConAgra bought rights to Marie Callender's brand | publisher=Reuters | date=June 14, 2011 | access-date=January 27, 2020 }}</ref> Later that year, PMCI exited bankruptcy under the control of Wayzata Investment Partners.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/12/02/perkins-bankruptcy-wayzata-investment.html|title = Perkins emerges from bankruptcy with Wayzata firm in control|last=Stych|first=Ed |work = [[Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal]]|date=December 2, 2011| access-date = August 5, 2019}}</ref>
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