Dozens Of Outback, Carrabba's, Bonefish Restaurants Closing Including 1 In South Miami
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TAMPA (CBSMiami) – The Tampa-based company that owns Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar says some of those restaurants are closing their doors including one in South Florida.
Bloomin' Brands Inc. is closing 43 locations around the United States. The company said the stores are underperforming.
CBSMiami reached out to Bloomin' Brands and the company has confirmed the South Miami Carrabba's was closed on February 15th. The company is "giving all employees a severance package and are working to place them in our other resaurants."
"Although 2016 was a challenging year for both Bloomin' Brands and the industry, we made real progress on our strategy to reallocate spending away from discounting toward investments to strengthen brand health," CEO Liz Smith said in a statement. "We are pleased with how our brands are performing so far in 2017, particularly at Outback where we believe our investments are beginning to gain traction."
There are a dozen Outback Steakhouse locations in South Florida, 6 Carrabba's, 7 Bonefish Grill locations and 1 Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine bar location.
Other than the Carrabba's in South Miami, no other South Florida locations are affected.
Bloomin' Brands has more than 1,500 locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and approximately 20 other countries.