New Chapter 11 Filing - The Original Soupman Inc.

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The Original Soupman, Inc.

  • 6/13/17 Recap: Bankruptcy for you! Company that licensed the name and recipes of the chef who inspired the "Soup Nazi" on Seinfeld has filed for bankruptcy with a $2mm DIP credit facility to fund the case. The CFO had been indicted for tax evasion. We wonder whether the prison he goes to will have soup that lives up to the Soupman standard. Anyway, we digress. The company sells soups to and through grocery chains (6500 of them) and club stores throughout the United States; it also provides soup to the New York City School System and has six franchised restaurants, the largest of which resides on the Upper West Side. So a Nazi serves the school system. Awesome. 
  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware (Silverstein).
  • Capital Structure: $3.66mm secured debt (Hillair Capital Investments LP), $3.3mm unsecured notes.
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Polsinelli PC (Christopher Ward, Jarrett Vine, Jeremy Johnson)
    • Financial Advisor/CRO: Wyse Advisors LLC (Michael Wyse) 
    • Claims Agent: Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions LLC (*click on company name above for free docket access)
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • DIP Lender: Soupman Lending LLC
      • Legal: Arent Fox LLP (Robert Hirsh, Beth Brownstein) & (local) Bayard PA (Justin Alberto, Erin Fay)

Updated 6/17/17