Steve Shade wrote:A chain, mostly in Florida. Google RJ Gators for their website.
Not that hard to do:
R.J. Gators Florida Sea Grill & Bar
Louisville is listed on the "coming soon" page. It's all over Florida with a small presence in North Carolina and Texas.
I wouldn't count this chicken until it's hatched, though.
<b>This story</b> hints at serious corporate problems.
<i><b>Florida-based casual dining franchise RJ Gators parent files for bankruptcy</b>
(FranchisePick.Com) Just last year, CEO Tim Timoteo was talking expansion to 100 units for the 23 unit unit, $8.9M R.J. Gators casual dining franchise chain. Now he’s talking bankruptcy, with $2.5M owed to unsecured creditors. Rumors abound that he’s looking to sell the company, or possibly to sell off unprofitable company owned units as franchises. But if R.J. Gators’ problem is too much competition in an overbuilt restaurant market, how will franchisees running those units - saddled with franchise fees & royalties - be in a better position to compete? And will franchise owners still get service from Sysco, the food distributor that’s owed $1.3M.</i>
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