InstitutionClaim Cited
Red Lobster
Red Lobster's 2024 bankruptcy was not an unlimited-shrimp punch line: ownership changes, a large sale-leaseback, fixed restaurant rents, supplier influence, operating turnover, pandemic disruption, and changing demand combined to narrow the chain's room to learn and adapt.
What happens when an operating company loses control of the assets and contractual flexibility it needs to adapt, while owners and suppliers retain claims that look stable from outside the restaurants?