Bloom or bust? Restaurant firm faces investor discontent

Bloomin' Brands endures withering criticism from a hedge fund.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 2, 2018
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Alton.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Alton.
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Bloomin’ Brands, the Tampa company that owns popular restaurant chains Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, has come under fire from one of its investors, New York-based hedge fund Barington Capital Group.

 

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