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The first Outback Steakhouse location was opened on March 15, 1988, in Tampa, Florida. Canadian Outback Steakhouse restaurants began in 1996. In March 2009, Outback Steakhouse Canada abruptly closed all nine locations in the province of Ontario, citing poor economic conditions, but in June 2009, Outback Steakhouse opened a location in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with a second location later ...
In 1988 the first Outback Steakhouse was opened in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. The Carrabba's Italian Grill was launched in 1993. The company's international expansion began with the first Outback Steakhouse to open in Canada.
From February 1991 to March 2005, Sullivan was CEO of OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. (now called OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC). From August 1987 to February 1991, he was president of the company. In an interview with Inc.com , Sullivan stated his biggest mistake in his career was the way he handled the rollout of Carrabba's Italian Grill .
Outback is the largest steakhouse chain in America by location count (688 company-owned and franchised restaurants, as of Dec. 31, 2023) and the second-largest by sales—trailing only its ...
Outback Steakhouse's parent company Bloomin' Brands released its earnings results for the first quarter of 2024 on May 7, reporting a 4.2% drop in customer traffic at the chain's American ...
Outback opened in Augusta in 1993 at the former location of Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant. Carrabba’s opened in Augusta in 1999. Bonefish opened in Augusta in 2005.
In 1988, he co-founded Outback Steakhouse. [1] [2] In 2006, he created OSI Restaurant Partners, which operates Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Roy's Restaurant and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. [1] [2] He sits on the Advisory Board of Thayer Ventures. [1] [2] In 1994, Inc. named him Entrepreneur of the Year.
Among those were 688 U.S.-based Outback Steakhouses, 217 Carrabba’s Italian Grills, 176 Bonefish Grills, and 64 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bars. Another 330 locations of those chains ...