{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-23-006818","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FATAQ","cik":"0001705012","company_name":"Fat Brands, Inc","filed_at":"2023-03-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:46.210937+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-18T11:49:27.600444+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn resigns amid government investigation; to become strategic advisor","bullets":["Founder and CEO Andy Wiederhorn resigns effective May 5, 2023; will become outside consultant and strategic advisor.","Wiederhorn cites previously announced government investigation tied to him as reason for stepping aside to eliminate distraction.","Interim CEO to be announced prior to transition; Wiederhorn remains on board and controlling shareholder via Fog Cutter Holdings.","Company grew from 2 to 17 brands with 2,300+ units and $2.2B systemwide sales under Wiederhorn's leadership."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-006818","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-006818.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-006818.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-006818.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223006818/0001493152-23-006818-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223006818/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-18T11:49:27.600444+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"9c8ad2214b","claim":"Andrew Wiederhorn resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Fat Brands, Inc.","evidence_excerpt":"On March 3, 2023, Andrew Wiederhorn, founder and Chief Executive Officer of FAT Brands Inc. (the “ Company ”), resigned as Chief Executive Officer with an effective date of May 5, 2023, and will accept a new position as outside consultant and strategic advisor to the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705012/000149315223006818/0001493152-23-006818-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}