Following a Bloomberg report on early Tuesday, September 17th that a bankruptcy filing was pending, Tupperware filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy later the same day.

Quoting Bloomberg, Reuters
reported on early Tuesday
that Tupperware had “more than $700 million in debt”.

The company’s shares were down 15.8% at 43 cents after the bell. They closed down 57%.

News of
Tupperware being on the verge of collapse
surfaced last year in April.

Back then Tupperware’s shares were trading at $1.24, down 93% over the preceding twelve month period. Today Tupperware’s shares are trading at 51 cents.

Cited reasons for Tupperware’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy
include;

A post-pandemic jump in costs of raw materials such as plastic resin, as well as labor and freight, further dented Tupperware margins.

Tupperware’s listed assets sit at $500 million to a billion. Estimated liabilities are between $1 billion to $10 billion.

As opposed to a Chapter 7 liquidation, Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a business to restructure its debt.

What that looks like for Tupperware will play out over the following months. It’s also possible for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to be converted to a Chapter 7 if a business can’t be salvaged.

Update 26th October 2024 – 
Tupperware has been
sold off to two hedge funds and “a trading desk of Bank of America”
.

🤖 Quick Answer

When did Tupperware file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy?
Tupperware filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. The filing followed a Bloomberg report earlier that same day indicating the bankruptcy was imminent. At the time of filing, the company carried more than $700 million in debt, and its shares had already declined significantly over the preceding months.

How much debt did Tupperware have at the time of its bankruptcy filing?
According to Bloomberg, as cited by Reuters, Tupperware had more than $700 million in debt when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This substantial debt burden, combined with rising operational costs and declining margins, contributed to the company's decision to seek bankruptcy protection in September 2024.

What happened to Tupperware's stock price following the bankruptcy announcement?
Tupperware's shares dropped 15.8

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