Darden Weighs Sale of Bahama Breeze Restaurant Chain

Darden Restaurants Inc. is considering “strategic alternatives” for its Bahama Breeze chain, Chief Executive Officer Rick Cardenas said.

Potential plans for the chain include selling the brand or converting the restaurants to other Darden brands, Cardenas said on an earnings call Friday.

Darden closed 15 Bahama Breeze locations in May and has 28 more in its portfolio, which “have the potential to benefit from a new owner,” Cardenas said.

The Orlando-based restaurant operator closed a total of 20 restaurants in three months through May 25, which will hurt the company’s fiscal 2026 sales growth, Chief Financial Officer Raj Vennam said ...