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Red Lobster's new chief executive Damola Adamolekun during an interview with CNN at a Red Lobster in Long Island, New York, last week. CNNIn Springfield, he first ate at a Red Lobster with his parents and two siblings after church one Sunday. Red Lobster was where he, like millions of Americans, experienced eating lobster and cracking crab legs for the first time. Beyoncé sang about taking a romantic partner to Red Lobster in her 2016 hit song “Formation.”After Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy, Flava Flav ordered the whole menu to try to save the company. Red Lobster closed more than 100 restaurants this year, including a location in Orlando, Florida, shown this year.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDarden is 'pretty well positioned' in the market, says former CEO Clarence OtisClarence Otis, former Darden Restaurants CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the shift in consumer spending on food, how restaurant stocks can rebound from their current decline, and more.
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The forgotten racial history of Red Lobster
  + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
“Red Lobster cultivated Black customers. Red Lobster did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on current customer demographics. Red Lobster was not a “place we frequented a whole lot” in its early days, said Harold Dwight, who graduated two years after Boatwright in 1968. Red Lobster later named one of its signature dishes after King: “Walt’s Favorite Shrimp.” King died last year. Red Lobster brought the “outdoor fried fish experience” indoors, Autry said.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInflation still serves 'double whammy' to the restaurant business, says former Darden CEOClarence Otis, former Darden Restaurants CEO, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss consumer behavior at restaurant chains, how restaurants can adapt to the inflationary environment, and more.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCustomers are opting for quick service over casual dining, says former Darden CEO Clarence OtisClarence Otis, former CEO of Darden Restaurants, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss restaurants seeing solid sales growth across the industry, weak traffic numbers in casual dining, and more.
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