Chuck E. Cheese parent company files for bankruptcy protection, plans to close 4 South Florida locations

As hundreds of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza locations work to reopen across the country, parent company CEC Entertainment Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Irving, Texas-based arcade and pizza restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy Thursday in the Southern District of Texas. The company claimed more than $1 billion in liabilities and listed 17 debtors. Franchises of the company are not included in the bankruptcy. The company will close 34 Chuck E. Cheese locations…