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
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.
On July 7, 2019 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[6]
In September 2019,
References
- ^ a b Richman, Dan (March 28, 2007). "Restaurants Unlimited of Seattle is sold to Florida investment firm". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Restaurants Unlimited". Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. Names Jim Eschweiler as New President and CEO". Cision (Press release). July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Local Minnesota Restaurant Adding 'Equity' Charge to Customer's Bills". 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Case 19-11509-LSS Doc 17 Filed 07/07/19" (PDF). csbankruptcyblog.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- Houston Business Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
Further reading
- Leson, Nancy; Ouchi, Monica Soto (March 28, 2007). "Buyout firm purchases Restaurants Unlimited". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.