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Red Lobster is once again offering its Endless Shrimp promotion, which contributed to millions of dollars in losses before the seafood chain filed for bankruptcy two years ago.<\/p>\n

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The company told Fox News Digital it decided to bring back Endless Shrimp because the promotion still matters enormously to its customers, who \u201cnever stopped asking for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey continued telling us they missed it, showed up when we brought it back this spring and kept asking for more after that run ended,\u201d Red Lobster said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t going to walk away from something they love simply because the previous operating model did not work,\u201d the company added. \u201cThe better answer was to fix what didn\u2019t work and bring it back in a way that is right for our guests, our restaurant teams and the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Red Lobster, the spring run also proved the company could bring Endless Shrimp back in a way \u201cthat delights our guests and works for our restaurant teams and our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participating locations began offering the current Endless Shrimp deal for a limited time on Aug. 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuests can mix and match five flavors endlessly throughout the meal for as much shrimp as they like, any way they like it,\u201d Red Lobster announced in a press release.<\/p>\n

The lineup includes new garlic-bread-crusted shrimp, shrimp linguini Alfredo, garlic shrimp scampi, Parrot Isle coconut shrimp and Walt\u2019s Favorite Shrimp \u2014 hand-breaded, butterflied shrimp lightly fried and served with cocktail sauce.<\/p>\n

Red Lobster closed dozens of locations nationwide in May 2024 before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Fox News previously reported.<\/p>\n

Many analysts and media reports have cited the company\u2019s decision to make Endless Shrimp a permanent offering as one factor behind its financial troubles.<\/p>\n

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Endless Shrimp returned to select Red Lobster locations in the spring of 2026, but the chain\u2019s 37-year-old CEO, Damola Adamolekun, made it clear in a statement to affiliate FOX 13 Tampa Bay that the promotion would be available for a limited time only.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe previous model did not work, so we did not repeat it,\u201d Red Lobster told Fox News Digital. \u201cWe rebuilt Endless Shrimp around much stronger operational and financial discipline, including better forecasting, kitchen flow, menu structure and restaurant support. We also designed the current offer to work as a dine-in experience, with pricing that can vary by market. The new standard is simple: Endless Shrimp has to work for the guest, the restaurant team and the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spring run of Endless Shrimp \u201cmet and exceeded our expectations in several important ways,\u201d Red Lobster told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuest satisfaction significantly outperformed the average for Red Lobster promotions, restaurant-team support was stronger than it had been in years, and our internal team Proud to Serve and Recommend scores both came in above historical levels,\u201d the company said. \u201cJust as importantly, guests continued asking for Endless Shrimp after the promotion ended.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In June 2026, Adamolekun said he was planning \u201cthe greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

His plan includes streamlining operations, closing underperforming restaurants, increasing engagement with customers and tapping into their nostalgia.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest lessons Red Lobster said it learned from the previous Endless Shrimp promotion was that \u201cguest demand alone is not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes to Endless Shrimp are one example of how Red Lobster operates differently today, the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are focused first on the guest, but that guest focus is backed by greater operational discipline and financial rigor. With Endless Shrimp, we took an experience guests love, addressed what wasn\u2019t working and proved we could deliver it successfully under a stronger model. That same approach is guiding the broader business,\u201d Red Lobster said.<\/p>\n

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