Long John Silver's

Long John Silver's LLC
	Current logo
	A renovated early LJS location in Easton, Pennsylvania that retained Cape Cod style structure in 2011
Trade name	Long John Silver's
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Fast-food restaurant
Founded	1969; Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Founder	Jim Patterson
Headquarters	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Number of locations	568 (as of June 17, 2023)
Area served	United States; Singapore; Indonesia; New Zealand; Malaysia; Philippines (Planned); Thailand (Planned); Vietnam (Planned); Kuwait (Planned); Japan (Planned); Myanmar (Planned); Brunei (Planned); Laos (Planned)
Key people	Nate Fowler (President); Edmond Heelan (COO); Craig Daniel (CFO)
Products	Seafood
Number of employees	10,000+
Parent	Independent (1969–1988); Jerrico Inc. (1988–1999); Yorkshire Global Restaurants (1999–2002); Yum! Brands (2002–2011); LJS Partners (2011–2022); Four Oaks Partners & Bob Jenkins (2022–present)
Website	ljsilvers.com
	Footnotes / references;

Long John Silver's, formerly known as Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppes and sometimes abbreviated as LJS, is an American chain of fast-food restaurants that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the character of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.^[2]

In November 2022, Long John Silver's was acquired by Four Oaks Partners, a group of investors led by Bob Jenkins, himself a Long John Silver's franchisee and president of Charter Foods.^[3]

^ "Panera Bread Company 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report". SEC.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
^ Stice, Joel (October 30, 2018). "The untold truth of Long John Silver's". Mashed.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "Long John Silver's Makes its Debut in Indonesia". August 29, 2023.

[1] "Panera Bread Company 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report". SEC.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

[2] Stice, Joel (October 30, 2018). "The untold truth of Long John Silver's". Mashed.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[3] "Long John Silver's Makes its Debut in Indonesia". August 29, 2023.

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