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Red Lobster is opened
owner Bill Darden opened the first Red Lobster in Lakeland Fla. -
General Mills
General Mills acquired Red Lobster in 1970 as a five-unit restaurant company -
Introduced Cheddar bay Biscuits
The biscuits were introduced in the early 1990s; prior to that, Red Lobster served either garlic bread or hushpuppies. Red Lobster serves 1.1 million biscuits daily and over 395 million per year. The biscuits are baked fresh every 15 minutes -
Darden Restaurants
Red Lobster, together with Olive Garden and later Bahama Breeze, became part of Darden Restaurants -
Ceo Fired
They took a major loss by all you can eat crab legs and the ceo got fired -
Lighthouse Menu
for health-conscious consumers and dieters -
New CEO
Clarence Otis -
Today's Fresh Fish Menu
provide diners with more fresh-fish options and healthier alternatives -
new cooking platform
the chain installed a new cooking platform, wood-fired grills, in all of its restaurants -
Red Lobster today
Over 680 locations in U.S. and Canada
