Majority owner of Twist Bar & Bistro will “defend” against the allegations, his lawyer says.
(Trent Nelson | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Kirk Bengtzen, in his Salt Lake City bar Twist in April 2020. Bengtzen s business partners are suing him for mismanagement.
| Feb. 23, 2021, 2:05 p.m.
The co-owners of a popular Salt Lake City nightclub are suing a third partner they believe is mismanaging the bar, taking business funds and engaging in “inappropriate” conduct with employees.
Twist Bar & Bistro co-owners Todd Wilcox and Brian Popelka filed a lawsuit in the 3rd District Court against the bar’s majority owner, Kirk Bengtzen, who oversees the management and operations of the club at 32 Exchange Place.