Red Lobster
Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company has operations across most of the United States (including Puerto Rico and Guam) and Canada, as well as in China, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates; as of June 23, 2020, the company had 719 locations worldwide. Golden Gate Capital became Red Lobster's parent company when it was acquired from Darden Restaurants on July 28, 2014. Seafood supplier Thai Union acquired a 25 percent stake in the company in 2016 for a reported $575 million, and in 2020 purchased the remaining portion from GGC.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Genre | Casual dining |
| Founded | January 18, 1968 Lakeland, Florida |
| Founders | Bill Darden Charley Woodsby |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida U.S. |
Number of locations | 749 (2019) |
Area served | |
Key people | Kelli Valade (CEO) Salli Setta (President) |
| Products | Seafood, Chicken, Steaks, Pasta |
| Revenue | US$2.6 billion (2018) |
| Owner | Golden Gate Capital (2014–2020) |
Number of employees | 55,000 |
| Parent | Darden Restaurants (1995–2014) Thai Union Group (2020–present) |
| Website | RedLobster.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
On August 6, 2014, Red Lobster announced its new headquarters location in CNL Center City Commons in Orlando. On March 6, 2015, Red Lobster officially opened the Restaurant Support Center.