Restaurants Unlimited Inc

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

History

In 2007, Sun Capital Partners acquired Restaurants Unlimited for an unspecified amount.[1]

In July 2015, Jim Eschweiler was named president and CEO.[4]

In 2018, Unlimited began adding a 1% “Living Wage Fee” to their customer's bill.[5][better source needed]

On July 7, 2019 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[6]

In September 2019, Landry's, Inc. purchased the firm.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Richman, Dan (March 28, 2007). "Restaurants Unlimited of Seattle is sold to Florida investment firm". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Restaurants Unlimited". Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Thorn, Bret (July 8, 2019). "Restaurants Unlimited files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. Names Jim Eschweiler as New President and CEO". Cision (Press release). July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Local Minnesota Restaurant Adding 'Equity' Charge to Customer's Bills". 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Case 19-11509-LSS Doc 17 Filed 07/07/19" (PDF). csbankruptcyblog.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.

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