Red Lobster bringing back ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal again after bungled promotion sent chain into bankruptcy

Nypost · Aug 22, 2026 · 643 words · By Fox News

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Red Lobster bringing back ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal again after bungled promotion sent chain into bankruptcy See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Red Lobster bringing back ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal again after bungled promotion sent chain into bankruptcy See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Red Lobster is once again offering its Endless Shrimp promotion, which contributed to millions of dollars in losses before the seafood chain filed for bankruptcy two years ago.

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The company told Fox News Digital it decided to bring back Endless Shrimp because the promotion still matters enormously to its customers, who “never stopped asking for it.” “They continued telling us they missed it, showed up when we brought it back this…

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Claim 1: “In June 2026, Adamolekun said he was planning “the greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry.””

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Both Fortune and other web search results confirm that in June 2026, CEO Damola Adamolekun stated he was planning 'the greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry.'

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web search NEUTRAL — Damola Adamolekunlisten is a Nigerian-American business executive and the current chief executive officer of Red Lobster Investor Holdings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damola_Adamolekun

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web search NEUTRAL — In June 2026, Adamolekun said he was planning “the greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry.” His plan includes streamlining operations, closing underperforming restaurants, increas…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/business/red-lobster-bringing-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Red Lobster’s 36-year-old CEO led the company after bankruptcy. Now he’s plotting the ‘greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry’. Sydney Lake.Damola Adamolekun, CEO of Red Lobster.P…
https://fortune.com/article/red-lobster-ceo-greatest-comebac…

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Claim 2: “The lineup includes new garlic-bread-crusted shrimp, shrimp linguini Alfredo, garlic shrimp scampi, Parrot Isle coconut shrimp and Walt’s Favorite Shrimp”

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Web search results from TheStreet and other sources list the specific shrimp options including Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Parrot Isle Coconut Shrimp, corroborating the lineup.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of fictional characters in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Adventures_of_Tint…

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web search NEUTRAL — Endless Shrimp returned to select Red Lobster locations in the spring of 2026 , but the chain’s 37-year-old CEO, Damola Adamolekun, made it clear in a statement to affiliate FOX 13 Tampa Bay that the …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/business/red-lobster-bringing-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Garlic Shrimp Scampi: Shrimp sautéed in a garlic and lemon butter sauce. Parrot Isle Coconut Shrimp: Hand-breaded jumbo coconut shrimp served with piña colada sauce.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/17/red-lobster-en…

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Claim 3: “Participating locations began offering the current Endless Shrimp deal for a limited time on Aug. 17.”

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Both Fox News and a dedicated promotional page confirm that the current Endless Shrimp deal began at participating locations on August 17.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Damola Adamolekun (born February 1989) is a Nigerian-American business executive and the current chief executive officer of Red Lobster Investor Holdings. He is the youngest CEO of Red Lobster and pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damola_Adamolekun

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Lobster Hospitality LLC is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company has operations across most of the United States (including Puerto Rico), and Ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lobster

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A shrimp (pl.: shrimp (US) or shrimps (UK)) is a common name typically used for crustaceans with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion. The name usually refers to decapods belo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp

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Claim 4: “Red Lobster is once again offering its Endless Shrimp promotion”

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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, Fox News, and other web results) confirm that Red Lobster has brought back the Endless Shrimp promotion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Endless Shrimp may refer to: Endless Shrimp, a promotion at the American casual dining restaurant chain Red Lobster "Endless Shrimp, Endless Night", a season two episode of The New Adventures of Old …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Shrimp

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Claim 5: “Red Lobster closed dozens of locations nationwide in May 2024 before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy”

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Multiple sources, including Fox News and other web results, confirm that Red Lobster closed dozens of locations in May 2024 before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lobsters are malacostracan decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae or its synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster

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Claim 6: “Endless Shrimp returned to select Red Lobster locations in the spring of 2026”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Endless Shrimp returned to select locations in the spring of 2026 as a test/limited run.

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Claim 7: “the seafood chain filed for bankruptcy two years ago”

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The claim states the chain filed for bankruptcy 'two years ago'. However, multiple sources (Fox News, NPR, and other web results) explicitly state that Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2024. Depending on the current date in the evidence (which mentions 2026), the bankruptcy occurred roughly 2 years prior to 2026, but the specific claim of 'two years ago' is contradicted by the precise May 2024 date provided in the evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Red Lobster files for bankruptcy | What's next for the largest seafood restaurant chain in the world. The company said it had more than $1 billion in debt and less than $30 million in cash on hand.
https://abc30.com/post/owns-red-lobster-restaurants-largest-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Red Lobster has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida, the company confirmed in a statement late Sunday night — but it intends to keep its locations open.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/red-lobster-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Red Lobster files for bankruptcy after missteps including all-you-can-eat shrimp. Listen · 4:02 4:02.This Red Lobster in Maryland was among dozens of locations that closed abruptly ahead of the restau…
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252426585/red-lobster-bankru…

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Claim 8: “the chain’s 37-year-old CEO, Damola Adamolekun”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Damola Adamolekun is the CEO and was born in February 1989, making him 37 years old.

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web search NEUTRAL — He is the youngest CEO of Red Lobster and previously held experience in financial and operational restructuring, particularly as CEO of P. F. Chang's in the early 2020s.Damola Adamolekun. Born. Februa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damola_Adamolekun

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web search NEUTRAL — Enter Damola Adamolekun. Thirty-seven, Nigerian-born, Harvard Business School alum, the youngest CEO ever in Red Lobster’s history—and the guy who walked into all that mess in October 2024, and basica…
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/red-lobster-ceo-damola-adam…

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web search NEUTRAL — Years before Damola Adamolekun was tapped to serve as Red Lobster's CEO—and save the brand from an endless shrimp-induced bankruptcy—he was tasked with mastering a smaller version of pretty much the s…
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/red-lobste…

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