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The first Red Lobster restaurant was opened on January 18, 1968, in Lakeland, Florida, by entrepreneurs Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby. [11] [12] The oft-quoted date of March 27, 1968, is based on the incorporation date of Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. (now GMRI, Inc.) in the Florida Secretary of State's Office.
Red Lobster. In 2024 the Orlando, Florida-based seafood chain Red Lobster slipped towards bankruptcy closing 93 locations and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 20, 2024, with over $1 billion in debt.
William Bristor Darden (November 17, 1918 – March 29, 1994), known as Bill, was an American businessman and the founder of the Red Lobster restaurant franchise. He is also the namesake of the multi-brand restaurant operator Darden Restaurants, which considers Darden to be its founder.
Red Lobster, a popular seafood restaurant chain, ... Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreily@gannett.com or 601-573-2952. You can follow him on Twitter @GreenOkra1.
When a private-equity firm bought Red Lobster in 2014, it sold the land under the restaurants for $1.5 billion. ... Moody’s Ratings said leveraged buyouts like those pursued by many private ...
Red Lobster’s new 35-year-old CEO is opening up about the restaurant chain’s all-you-can-eat shrimp fiasco which helped cost the business millions after it became all too popular with customers.
Kelli Valade (born October 11, 1969) is an American businesswoman who was formerly the chief executive officer of Red Lobster. Previously, she was the CEO and president of Black Box Intelligence (formerly TDn2K). [1] She is the former brand president of Chili's Grill & Bar and former executive vice president at Brinker International. [2]
Darden Restaurants sold Red Lobster to a private equity firm in 2014. Thai Union Group, one of the world’s largest seafood suppliers, first invested in Red Lobster in 2016 and upped its stake in ...