Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/true-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order/ --- description: The October 27 bankruptcy order lets True Food Kitchen continue honoring gift cards and requires monthly reporting of outstanding balances. title: True Food Kitchen gift cards can continue under final court order image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/true-food-kitchen-can-keep-honoring-gift-cards-under-final-court-order-3a7150a0586e01c70b0eb9b748758701.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Gift Cards](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/) # True Food Kitchen can keep honoring gift cards under final court order The October 27 order authorizes continued gift-card acceptance and requires monthly reporting of outstanding balances. True Food Kitchen says cards remain usable at open… By [Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) October 27, 2026 2 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=True+Food+Kitchen+can+keep+honoring+gift+cards+under+final+court+order&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=True+Food+Kitchen+can+keep+honoring+gift+cards+under+final+court+order+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![True Food Kitchen’s Annapolis restaurant storefront, with its sign above the windows.](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/true-food-kitchen-can-keep-honoring-gift-cards-under-final-court-order-w1280.webp) Company photograph of the True Food Kitchen restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo: True Food Kitchen [True Food Kitchen](https://giftcard.news/company/true-food-kitchen/) can continue honoring gift cards under a final order entered on October 27 in its Chapter 11 case. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas also required monthly reports to lenders and creditors’ committee professionals on outstanding gift-card balances. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) ## A smaller restaurant network and monthly balance reporting The restaurant chain says customers can still use gift cards at its open locations. Its first-day declaration describes the network around the October 4 filing: 46 restaurants before the filing closures and 34 still operating when the case began. Customers near one of the 12 closed restaurants have fewer locations at which to use a balance. [\[S2\]](#article-source-2) [\[S3\]](#article-source-3) [\[S5\]](#article-source-5) The data behind the story ### True Food Kitchen’s U.S. restaurant footprint at filing The chain reported 46 U.S. locations before closing 12 restaurants in connection with the Chapter 11 filing. It reported 34 operating locations at the filing. U.S. locations operating restaurants Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source Nathan Cook first-day declaration, Docket No. 22, paragraph 22 Counts describe the U.S. restaurant network around the October 4, 2026 filing. They do not measure how many cards were redeemed, the value redeemed or the later number of operating locations. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __True Food Kitchen’s U.S. restaurant footprint at filing (operating restaurants)__ | Category | U.S. locations | | ----------------------------- | ------------------------ | | Before the filing closures | 46 operating restaurants | | At filing, after the closures | 34 operating restaurants | True Food Kitchen’s motion estimated that roughly $3.86 million in gift-card value was outstanding when it filed. It identified [CashStar](https://giftcard.news/company/cashstar/) as the card administrator. The final order requires a monthly schedule of outstanding amounts and prompt notice to the bankruptcy lender and the committee’s professionals if redemptions rise materially from pre-bankruptcy patterns. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) [\[S4\]](#article-source-4) The order lets the companies continue the customer programs and honor related obligations from before the filing in the ordinary course of business. The companies decide whether to exercise that authority, subject to the court’s financing and cash-collateral orders and approved budgets. The restaurant’s current FAQ is the company’s statement about present acceptance at open locations. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) [\[S3\]](#article-source-3) ## In this article ### Companies * [CashStar](https://giftcard.news/company/cashstar/) * [True Food Kitchen](https://giftcard.news/company/true-food-kitchen/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S1\] Final customer programs order, Docket No. 163](https://cases.stretto.com/public/x565/14929/PLEADINGS/1492910272680000000269.pdf?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas via Stretto * [\[S2\] Nathan Cook first-day declaration, Docket No. 22](https://cases.stretto.com/public/x565/14929/PLEADINGS/1492910052680000000040.pdf?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — FRC Balance and affiliates via Stretto * [\[S3\] Restructuring FAQ and gift-card acceptance](https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/restructuring/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — True Food Kitchen * [\[S4\] Customer programs motion and gift-card liability, Docket No. 14](https://cases.stretto.com/public/x565/14929/PLEADINGS/1492910052680000000032.pdf?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — FRC Balance and affiliates via Stretto * [\[S5\] Chapter 11 reporting and restaurant closures](https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/true-food-kitchen-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy/832161/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Restaurant Dive * [\[Image\] Annapolis restaurant listing and official photo](https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/locations/annapolis/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — True Food Kitchen Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=True+Food+Kitchen+can+keep+honoring+gift+cards+under+final+court+order&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=True+Food+Kitchen+can+keep+honoring+gift+cards+under+final+court+order+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ftrue-food-kitchen-final-bankruptcy-gift-card-order%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/emma-carter-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) Journalist — Retail & E-commerce Emma Carter covers retail, e-commerce and the gift card shopping experience for Gift Card News. 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