Newsweek: "Red Lobster Are Not the Only Restaurants Closing Down"
Add business like Oberweis Dairy, Cracker Barrel, Boston Market and Applebee's to that list.
Also note (and I'm quoting someone else here):
"A hedge fund [Golden Gate Capital] bought the company [for $2.1 billion], sold off all the land Red Lobster restaurants are located on, leased the land back to Red Lobster, and jacked the rent."
Here's the tweet I got the quote from (I found the name of the hedge fund and the price sold elsewhere):
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