Coverage dated May 6, 2025

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burden

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NEW YORK (AP) — WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider.

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  1. KOB 4

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burden (opens KOB 4)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    WeightWatchers, a company that started with one housewife in New York and grew to be the biggest company of its kind, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  3. Al Jazeera

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy amid rise of weight-loss drugs (opens Al Jazeera)

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    CEO Tara Comonte says company remains committed to ‘trusted, science-backed, and holistic solutions’.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Popular diet program WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy. How will it impact members? (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The decades-old program touted for years by Chicago talk-show icon and entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  5. CBS News

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy as Americans embrace weight loss drugs (opens CBS News)

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    WeightWatchers, founded in 1963, has struggled to shed debt and cope with the emergence of weight loss drugs.

  6. MedicalXpress

    US diet company WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The famed US diet company originally known as WeightWatchers said it has filed for bankruptcy but will continue operations while its $1.15-billion debt is restructured.

  7. UPI

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy, announces plans for its future (opens UPI)

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    The WeightWatchers weight loss brand has filed for bankruptcy.

  8. New York Post

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy amid rising use of Ozempic, other obesity drugs (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    WW International, formerly known as WeightWatchers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in a bid to cut its debt after hugely popular obesity drugs upended its business model.

  9. PhillyVoice

    WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt as it expands telehealth business (opens PhillyVoice)

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    WeightWatchers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt as it undergoes a financial reorganization to expand its telehealth business.

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