Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) was an American food and beverage firm. Rich Komen founded the company in 1969, and it was headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Brands included Skates on the Bay, Portland City Grill, Manzana Grill, Palisade, Cutters Crabhouse, Stanford's, Henry's Tavern, Kincaid's, Palomino Restaurant & Bar and Portland Seafood Company.
Restaurants Unlimited filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 7, 2019. At the time of filing, there were 35 locations owned by the firm across six states.
History
In 2007, Sun Capital Partners acquired Restaurants Unlimited for an unspecified amount.
In July 2015, Jim Eschweiler was named president and CEO.
In 2018, Unlimited began adding a 1% “Living Wage Fee” to their customer's bill.
On July 7, 2019 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
In September 2019, Landry's, Inc. purchased the firm.
References
- ^ Richman, Dan (March 28, 2007). "Restaurants Unlimited of Seattle is sold to Florida investment firm". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- "Restaurants Unlimited". Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- Thorn, Bret (July 8, 2019). "Restaurants Unlimited files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- "Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. Names Jim Eschweiler as New President and CEO". Cision (Press release). July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- "Local Minnesota Restaurant Adding 'Equity' Charge to Customer's Bills". 25 June 2021.
- "Case 19-11509-LSS Doc 17 Filed 07/07/19" (PDF). csbankruptcyblog.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- Campbell, Megan (September 25, 2019). "Landry's wins bid to buy Seattle-based restaurant co. out of bankruptcy". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
Further reading
- Leson, Nancy; Ouchi, Monica Soto (March 28, 2007). "Buyout firm purchases Restaurants Unlimited". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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