Long John Silver's
fast food restaurant chain
Long John Silver's is a fast food restaurant that sells mainly seafood.
| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast food |
| Founded | 1969[1] |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Products | Seafood |
Number of employees | 8,400 (world wide) |
| Parent | LJS Partners LLC Yum! Brands (Former) |
| Website | http://www.ljsilvers.com/ |
It was created in 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky. The name for the restaurant is named after Long John Silver from the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. They used to be a private owned company but they went bankrupt in 1998.
Their parent company Yum! sold Long John Silver's to LJS Partners LLC and A&W Restaurants to A Great American Brand LLC in September 2011 to focus on expanding in China.[2]
The restaurant chain has many restaurants world-wide.
Toys
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References
change- ↑ "Long John Silver's: The Tale of Long John Silver's". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ↑ "Yum Sells A&W, Long John Silver's Chains to Focus on Expansion in China". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2012-12-21.