Red Lobster is an American casual dining restaurant chain that is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company has operations in Canada, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Japan, in addition to the United States. As of February 24, 2013, there were 705 Red Lobster locations worldwide. Golden Gate Capital has been Red Lobster's parent company since it was acquired from Darden Restaurants on July 28, 2014.
On August 6th, 2014 Red Lobster announced their new headquarters location in CNL Center City Commons in Orlando, Florida. .