Long John Silver's
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Long John Silver's, formerly known as Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppes and sometimes abbreviated as LJS, is an American chain of fast-food restaurants that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the character of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.[2]
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Long John Silver's | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast-food restaurant |
Founded | August 18, 1969; 54 years ago (August 18, 1969) Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
Founder | Jim Patterson |
Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Number of locations | 568 (as of June 17, 2023) |
Area served | United States Singapore Indonesia New Zealand Malaysia Philippines (Planned) Thailand (Planned) Vietnam (Planned) Kuwait (Planned) Japan (Planned) Myanmar (Planned) Brunei (Planned) Laos (Planned) |
Key people | Nate Fowler (President) Edmond Heelan (COO) Craig Daniel (CFO) |
Products | Seafood |
Number of employees | 10,000+ |
Parent | Independent (1969–1988) Jerrico Inc. (1988–1999) Yorkshire Global Restaurants (1999–2002) Yum! Brands (2002–2011) LJS Partners (2011–2022) Four Oaks Partners & Bob Jenkins (2022–present) |
Website | ljsilvers.com |
Footnotes / references [1] |
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In November 2022, Long John Silver's was acquired by Four Oaks Partners, a group of investors led by Bob Jenkins, himself a Long John Silver's franchisee and president of Charter Foods.[3]