Bahama Breeze

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Bahama Breeze
Company type Division
Industry Restaurant Franchising
Genre Casual dining
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996), in Orlando, Florida
Headquarters1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837
Number of locations
29 (May 2025)
Key people
Eugene I. Lee, Jr. (chairman and CEO of Darden)
Parent Darden Restaurants (1996–present)
Website bahamabreeze.com
Footnotes /references
[1]
A Bahama Breeze in Livonia, Michigan. Bahama Breeze Restaurant Livonia Michigan.JPG
A Bahama Breeze in Livonia, Michigan.

Bahama Breeze is an American restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants. They specialize in Caribbean-inspired seafood, chicken, steaks, and tropical drinks. [1] [2]

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History

Founded in 1996 by Darden Restaurants, their first location was in Orlando, Florida on International Drive. [1] [2] As of April 2014, there were 43 Bahama Breeze locations in the United States. [1] Most locations are in suburban retail districts and tourist areas, and about half of the locations are in Florida. [3]

In May 2025, 15 restaurants were closed that included all locations in New York, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, with some of the Florida locations and all but one of the New Jersey locations closing. [4] The restaurant chain has 29 locations left. The closures have been attributed to a decrease in sales of 7.7% in 2024. [5] In June 2025, Darden planned to close, sell, or rebrand the remaining 29 Bahama Breeze locations, citing a lack of "strategic priority" for the chain. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Darden Restaurants, Inc. (May 29, 2011). "FY 2011 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "About Bahama Breeze". Bahama Breeze. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bahama Breeze". brand website. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Cervantes Jr, Fernando (2025-05-15). "Bahama Breeze abruptly closes 15 restaurants: Here's where". USA Today. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  5. ↑ Valinsky, Jordan (2025-05-16). "Bahama Breeze just closed more than one-third of its locations | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  6. ↑ Palmer, Kathryn (2025-06-21). "What's next for Bahama Breeze? Owners say big change is coming". USA Today. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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