Red Lobster
Top 500 #46Seafood & Cheddar Bay BiscuitsParent: Fortress Investment Group“Seafood with Standards”
Key Institutional Metrics
Verified commercial performance, store unit economics, and official regulatory disclosures
Total annual gross sales across all US franchised & company stores combined.
Standardized brick-and-mortar store count with verified GPS coordinates.
Annual average sales for a single mature franchised store location.
Initial investment: $2.0M – $4.50M.
Executive Intelligence Brief
Red Lobster is a private equity enterprise, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Orlando, FL. Ranked #46 in US restaurant systemwide sales, it stands as a premier flagship in the Seafood & Cheddar Bay Biscuits category, maintaining a physical footprint of 520 store locations (92% franchised). The brand generates an average unit volume (AUV) of $4.03M per store, backed by enterprise in-store technology and multi-platform digital delivery distribution.
Red Lobster taps agency veteran who helped shape post-bankruptcy comeback as CMO. Verified commercial disclosure for Red Lobster.
Commercial Index
100% VERIFIEDThree Pillars of Commercial Health
Standardized unit economics based on FDD Item 19 filings and SBA lending solvency benchmarks
5-Year Performance & Footprint Trend
Historical progression of total units, average unit volume (AUV), and systemwide sales
Developer & Agent Endpoint
curl -s "https://franchisedata.io/api/brands/red-lobster/locations?limit=25"Queries up to 50 store locations with GPS coordinates, POS hardware, delivery links, and operational status. Supports ?state=CA, ?city=..., ?zip=..., ?drive_thru=true.