Red Lobster - Failure Museum

Red Lobster

Founded in 1968, Red Lobster brought seafood to landlocked people at more affordable prices than fine-dining restaurants. In 2024, the debt-laden seafood chain announced it was considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Red Lobster w ...

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Howard Johnson

Long-neglected chain with ageing restaurants and a stale menu lost ground to mass-market fast food operations in 2005.