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Red Lobster restaurant downsizing and restructuring
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Red Lobster is undergoing significant downsizing and restructuring following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May 2024. To manage rising operational costs and a “damaged brand,” the seafood chain has aggressively reduced its footprint footprint. While the company previously reduced its count from over 700 locations to approximately 540. 540, recent data shows a continued contraction. By late 2025, the chain operated 520 locations, but that number has since dropped to 468 in the United States. This represents a 10% decrease from the end of 2025 and leaves the company approximately 25% smaller than its size at the end of 2023. CEO Damola Adamolekun has stated that the company must “scale down to build forward,” focusing on shedding unprofitable stores and managing expensive leases. Recent closures include have impacted long-standing locations in Palm Desert, California; Montgomery, Alabama; Georgia, New York, Alabama, Illinois, and Tallahassee, as well California. Beyond physical restructuring, the company has also adjusted its menu, specifically discontinuing the ‘Never-Ending Shrimp’ promotion as a prominent branch in Times Square. permanent fixture. These closures are part of a broader strategic effort to reduce expenses and address shifting consumer habits within moves follow the American food service sector. company’s previous acknowledgment that overexpansion contributed to its financial difficulties.
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- 2026-09-09 20:14 UTC Red Lobster restaurant downsizing and restructuring
- 2026-09-04 00:51 UTC Red Lobster restaurant downsizing and restructuring
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