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Smokey Bones sale is a Saucy deal for VC group

December 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Darden Restaurants, which owns Red Lobster and Olive Garden, has sold 73 Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill restaurants (including the Louisville location at 2525 Hurstbourne Gem Lane, 491-7570) for about $80 million. Darden closed 54 others earlier this year.
The buyer, Sun Capital Partners, owns shares of other restaurant groups such as Boston Market, Fazoli’s, El […]

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