---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-455480"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GENK"
cik: "0001891856"
company_name: "GEN Restaurant Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-11-10T21:13:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-10T21:14:08.006377+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GEN Restaurant signs LOI to sell 47 restaurants to Chubby for up to $100M; Q3 revenue falls 3.3%

## Summary
- Signed binding LOI to sell 47 U.S. GEN Korean BBQ restaurants to Chubby Group for up to $100M; GEN keeps the brand, CPG business and Cerritos restaurant; definitive agreements pending.
- Q3 2026 revenue $48.7M, down 3.3% YoY; restaurant revenue $44.0M (-12.7%) on a 9.2% comparable-sales decline; net loss $5.5M ($0.16/share).
- CPG revenue was $4.7M versus none a year ago; retail distribution exceeds 2,000 doors, adding 14 Bristol Farms, 55 Vallarta Supermarkets, UCLA Dining and SoFi Stadium.
- Loss from operations was $6.0M (12.4% of revenue) vs $3.7M; adjusted EBITDA loss $0.6M; G&A fell 15.3% to $5.5M.
- Cash was $2.9M at Sept. 30; total debt $26.8M vs $14.6M at Dec. 31, 2025; GEN expects Chubby payments to eliminate outstanding debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-455480
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GENK
- cik: 0001891856
- company_name: GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-11-10T21:13:32+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526455480/0001193125-26-455480-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526455480/genk-20261110.htm

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