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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises full-service and casual-dining restaurants. The company's restaurants primarily offer burgers and shareable pizzas; various appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches, seafood, and other entrees; and desserts, wings, milkshakes, alcoholic and non-alcoholic specialty drinks, cocktails, wine, and beers. As of December 26, 2021, it operated approximately 531 Red Robin restaurants, including 430 were company-owned and 101 were operated by franchisees in the United States and one Canadian province. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Red Robin announced two additional refranchising agreements to sell 86 company-owned restaurants for $72.5 million.
Op Burgers, LLC will acquire 69 units in the Midwest and Southeast for $62.5 million, while Kuber entities will acquire 17 units in the Pacific Northwest for $10 million.
These deals bring the total refranchising value to approximately $96 million when combined with a prior Evergreen Dining deal, with proceeds intended to pay down debt and support the company's 'First Choice Plan' turnaround strategy.