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My Fit Foods Closes All of Its Stores, Fires Employees

Prepared-foods chain, based in Austin, shuttered all of its locations on Sunday.

The bottom line must have not been so healthy at My Fit Foods, which abruptly closed all of its stores in Houston and in five other states on Sunday.

The company, which is headquartered in Austin, was founded in 2006. It moved its headquarters from Houston to Austin in 2013. All employees of My Fit Foods were let go without warning over the weekend, according to reports. The company operated more than 50 locations.

The company's website featured this note on Sunday:

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"Since 2006 My Fit Foods has been on a mission to make healthy eating easy and accessible for everyone. We've enjoyed getting to know you, and we are proud that we have made a difference in many of your lives. It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of all our stores. We know that you have depended on us to support your healthy habits, and we are deeply sorry for any inconvenience our closure may have caused you."

— Image courtesy myfitfoods.com

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