Tag: Lobster

Did Endless Shrimp Really Bankrupt Red Lobster?

shrimp with rice and broccoli – Red Lobster / Facebook The word of Red Lobster’s downfall has been front page news lately — while the chain isn’t out of business, it has announced the closure of what now amounts to nearly 100 restaurants. What’s more, it has now filed for bankruptcy and yes, one of […]

Red Lobster files for bankruptcy: What went wrong?

Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing higher labor costs, rising rents, and its “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” deal. The company states in a court filing it faced “a difficult macroeconomic environment, a bloated and underperforming restaurant footprint, failed or ill-advised strategic initiatives, and increased competition within the restaurant industry.” Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith […]

Red Lobster Chain Goes Bankrupt After Unlimited Shrimp Deal

(Bloomberg) — Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy, succumbing to onerous leases, high labor costs and a disastrous unlimited shrimp promotion. Most Read from Bloomberg The Orlando, Florida-based company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sunday, listing assets and liabilities of $1 billion to $10 billion each in its bankruptcy petition. The filing […]

Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay open

Red Lobster has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida, the company confirmed in a statement late Sunday night. The 56-year-old seafood chain — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — said it would “drive operational improvements, simplify the business through a reduction in locations, and pursue a sale of substantially all […]

Red Lobster abruptly closes Jacksonville restaurants. What we know

All three Red Lobster restaurants in Jacksonville closed abruptly Monday amid widespread speculation that the Orlando-based nationwide seafood restaurant chain was poised to file for bankruptcy protection. The Jacksonville closures appear to be part of a large-scale shutdown of at least 80 restaurants in 27 states as reported by national and local news media outlets. […]