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OSI seeks buyers for Roy's, Cheeseburger in Paradise

By Scott Barancik, Times Staff Writer
In print: Thursday, April 10, 2008


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OSI Restaurant Partners, the Tampa-based owner of the Outback Steakhouse chain, which sold most of its stake in the Lee Roy Selmon's barbecue chain last year, is looking to sell two more brands: Cheeseburger in Paradise, and Roy's. "Our growth priorities in the future will be focused on our larger concepts: Outback & Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's," general counsel Joe Kadow said via e-mail Wednesday. "We are evaluating strategies for ultimately exiting the smaller concepts" but are "under no set timetable," he said.
— Scott Barancik,
Times staff writer


Cheeseburger
in Paradise

Founded in 2002 by OSI Restaurant Partners in collaboration with singer Jimmy Buffett, the Key West-inspired chain features live music and has 39 locations across 18 states.

Roy's

Founded in 1988 by chef Roy Yamaguchi, the upscale Euro-Asian chain has 35 locations across 11 states, plus sites in Guam and Japan. OSI Restaurant Partners began developing Roy's locations in 1999.


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