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Red Robin Accelerates Turnaround With Franchise Sales and Targeted Closures

Franchise deals and selective shutdowns are being used to shrink company ownership, reduce debt and improve profitability across the chain.

Hooters Exits Massachusetts as Last Restaurants Shut Their Doors

Applebee’s Revives $1 Dollarita for a Limited July Run

On The Border Closes All U.S. Company‑Owned Restaurants

On The Border Closes All Company‑Owned Restaurants

Red Lobster to Close Times Square Flagship on June 14

Hooters Moves to Reclaim a Family‑Friendly Beach‑Theme Identity

Red Lobster to Close Its Oldest Restaurant in Tallahassee on May 24

Smokey Bones Shuts All Restaurants Nationwide

Chili’s Quip Puts Ruth’s Chris Dress Code Under Fresh Scrutiny

Applebee’s Closes Select Restaurants in Indiana, Missouri and New York as Dual‑Brand Push Accelerates

Red Lobster Weighs More Restaurant Closures as Post‑Bankruptcy Review Intensifies

Red Lobster Signals More Closures as CEO Reviews Leases

Darden to Wind Down Bahama Breeze, Closing 14 Sites and Converting 14

Twin Hospitality, Owner of Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones, Files for Chapter 11 in Texas

TGI Fridays Sets 2030 Goal for 1,000 Restaurants in Franchise-Led Comeback

Texas Roadhouse Posts Q3 Sales Beat as Beef Costs Squeeze Profit, Lifts Menu Prices

Olive Garden Tests Lower-Priced 'Lighter Portion' Entrées at 40% of Locations

Bravo Brio Files for Chapter 11 Again, Seeks Investor to Restructure

Red Lobster Revives Crabfest With Seafood Boils and Specialty Cocktails