Dec. 7—Bertucci's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday and closed several restaurants, including its Manchester and Salem locations in New Hampshire.

The Italian restaurant company, based in Northborough, Mass., now operates only one restaurant in the Granite State. The Nashua location is among the 31 restaurants that remain open in Bertucci's nine-state footprint, which is primarily in the Northeast.

The company blamed the pandemic and inflation for its second bankruptcy filing in four years, Restaurant Business reported.

Bertucci's previously filed for bankruptcy in 2018. It was purchased by Earl Enterprises, whose 14 restaurant brands include Planet Hollywood, Earl of Sandwich and Buca di Beppo. At the time, Bertucci's had nearly 60 locations.