Overview
- The Kennesaw Bahama Breeze will serve its final day of service Saturday before the restaurant closes.
- Construction to convert the Kennesaw site at 755 Earnest W Barrett Pkwy NW into a Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen is scheduled to begin on Sept. 23.
- Darden decided in February that Bahama Breeze was no longer a strategic priority and has split the 28‑location chain into 14 sites to close and 14 to convert.
- Company executives expect to complete conversions across remaining locations over the next 12 to 18 months and say the program should not have a material effect on financial results.
- Darden says it will try to place affected employees into roles across brands such as Olive Garden, LongHorn and Yard House but has not disclosed how many local workers have accepted transfers, and the Kennesaw move follows a recent Duluth closure that left Georgia without a Bahama Breeze.