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Copia closed permanently?

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 
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The Napa Valley Register reports that Copia, the food and wine center in Napa that last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will close for good.

Copia, also known as the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts and co-founded by the late vintner Robert Mondavi, had sought a $2-million line of credit so it could continue operating and pay employees and vendors.

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According to bankruptcy filings, creditor ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. objected to Copia’s motion to incur debt. The Register reports that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan Jaroslovsky agreed with their objection and rejected the request Friday.

At the time of the Chapter 11 filing, Copia executives had said the closure was temporary. ‘At this time, it is highly unlikely that Copia will continue in any form other than to orderly wind down operations,’ Chief Financial Officer Joe Fischer wrote in an e-mail to the Register.

Messages left at Copia for Fischer and acting Chief Executive Garry McGuire were not returned. The next bankruptcy court hearing is scheduled for Dec. 19.

-- Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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