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Casual dining keeps shrinking despite each chain's turnaround plan

TheStreet, Sep 9 · read the original

Red Lobster's US footprint fell to 484 locations as of September 8, a 7 percent cut from the 520 it had at the end of 2025 including its 23-year-old Times Square flagship, while Marmalade Cafe and Buttermilk Eatery both filed for Chapter 11 in the same stretch.

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