Editing Long John Silver's (section)

==History==
Long John Silver's was founded in 1969 by Jim Patterson in [[Lexington, Kentucky]].<ref>https://entrepreneurhof.com/james-patterson/</ref><ref name="A&W Return to lexington">{{cite web|last=Sloan|first=Scott|date=December 9, 2011|title=A&W returning headquarters to Lexington|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article44142516.html|access-date=September 8, 2024|work=Lexington Herald Leader}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Long John Silver's Franchise Costs & Fees, Long John Silver's FDD & Franchise Information|url=https://www.franchisedirect.com/foodfranchises/long-john-silvers-franchise-07016/ufoc/|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Franchise Direct}}</ref> The original location, on 301 Southland Drive, was previously the Cape Codder  seafood carry-out restaurant. The original Cape Codder concrete block building was redesigned by architect Druce Henn, who created the New England style of Long John Silver's early chain restaurants. That original location is now a styling salon.<ref name="FayettePVA">{{cite web|title=Fayette County PVA|url=http://qpublic7.qpublic.net/ky_fayette_display.php?county=ky_fayette&KEY=15086300|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222005448/http://qpublic7.qpublic.net/ky_fayette_display.php?county=ky_fayette&KEY=15086300|archive-date=February 22, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2012|website=Fayette County, Kentucky|publisher=Qpublic.net}}</ref><ref name="Fantasia">{{cite web|url=http://fantasiastylingsalon.com/ |title=Fantasia Styling Salon |publisher=Fantasia Styling Salon |access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

Earlier restaurants were known for their [[Cape Cod (house)|Cape Cod style]] buildings, blue roofs with square [[cupola]]s, wood benches/tables, [[Lobster trap|lobster pots]], and [[ship's wheel]]s. Later, more nautically themed decorations were added such as seats made to look like [[nautical flags]].{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The restaurant chain arrived in [[Singapore]] in 1983 and has had a continuous presence in the country ever since. It remains one of 30 countries outside of the United States to have Long John Silver's outlets.<ref name="Yawen-2022">{{cite web |last1=Yawen |first1=Lu |title=Bell of the Ball: A Tribute to Long John Silver's, Fast Food Underdog |url=https://www.ricemedia.co/long-john-silvers-ljs-singapore%ef%bf%bc/ |website=ricemedia.co |publisher=Rice Media |access-date=October 19, 2022 |date=October 19, 2022}}</ref>

Early restaurants also featured separate entrance and exit doors, a [[wikt:corridor|corridor]]-like waiting line area, deep fryers with food heaters that were transparent so customers could view the food to be served, and wrought iron 'sword' door handles. These buildings had dock-like walkways, lined with pilings and thick ropes.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Long John Silver's was acquired by Jerrico in 1988. Jerrico was taken private in 1989 through a highly leveraged management buyout, and one year later, the other restaurant concepts were divested to focus on Long John Silver's.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=May 2, 1990|title=COMPANY NEWS; Jerrico Is Selling Restaurant Chains|language=en-US|agency=[[Reuters]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/02/business/company-news-jerrico-is-selling-restaurant-chains.html|access-date=February 1, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

After struggling for the next several years under its heavy debt load, Jerrico Inc. filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in June 1998. In September 1999, [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] announced to acquire the chain out of bankruptcy. As a result, [[Yorkshire Global Restaurants]] was formed.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

In 2000, Yorkshire Global Restaurants agreed to test multi-branded locations with [[Louisville, Kentucky]]-based [[Yum! Brands|Tricon Global]], owner of the [[KFC]], [[Pizza Hut]], and [[Taco Bell]] chains.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The parent company of Long John Silver's and A&W, Yorkshire was acquired by Tricon Global and Tricon was renamed Yum! Brands, Inc in May 2002. By January 2011, Yum! announced it was seeking a buyer for its Long John Silver's and [[A&W Restaurants|A&W All-American Restaurants]] divisions, citing poor sales and a desire to shift its focus to international expansion.<ref name="LJS-A&W sale">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110118006428/en/Yum!-Brands-Places-Long-John-Silver%E2%80%99s-AW#.Uwqb1mJdUdU |title=Yum! Brands Places Long John Silver's and A&W All-American Restaurants for Sale |date = January 18, 2011 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

In September 2011, Yum! announced the impending sale of Long John Silver's to LJS Partners &ndash; a group consisting of franchisees and other private investors.<ref name="The New York Times-2011">{{cite news|date=September 22, 2011|title=Yum Sells 2 Fast-Food Chains|work=The New York Times|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/yum-sells-2-fast-food-chains/?_r=0|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2013, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition and health policy watchdog group, named Long John Silver's "Big Catch" meal the worst restaurant meal in America, noting that it contained 33 grams of trans fat, 19 grams of saturated fat, 1,320 calories, and almost 3,700 milligrams of sodium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/07/02/198006557/heart-attack-on-a-hook-meet-americas-worst-restaurant-meal|title='Heart Attack On A Hook': Meet America's 'Worst Restaurant Meal'|date=July 2, 2013|work=NPR.org}}</ref> The company announced that it had eliminated trans fats from its menu by January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Aubrey|first=Allison|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/22/264890579/long-john-silvers-throws-trans-fats-overboard|access-date=February 5, 2014|date=January 22, 2014|title=Long John Silver's Throws Trans Fats Overboard|publisher=NPR}}</ref>

In March 2015, James O'Reilly, who had previously worked for KFC (another Yum! Brands holding), was appointed as the CEO. He stated that he expected the chain to maintain its 1,132 stores, refocus its marketing following negative press about the fat and sodium content of the menu, and looked to the possibility of future expansion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/03/16/reeling-them-in-long-john-silvers-investors-look.html|title=Long John Silver's still trying to regain ground following negative press in 2013|first=Caitlin|last=Bowling|date=March 16, 2015|work=Louisville Business First}}</ref>

On May 22, 2018, Long John Silver's announced the acquisition of 76 franchised restaurants, primarily owned and renovated by ServUS, located primarily in Indiana.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/long-john-silver-s-buys-76-franchised-restaurants|title=Long John Silver's Buys 76 Franchised Restaurants|last=danny|date=May 22, 2018|work=QSR magazine|access-date=September 26, 2018|language=en}}</ref> On October 19, 2019, Warren W. Rosenthal, former president of Jerrico and developer of 1,350 Long John Silver's restaurants, died, aged 96.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ward|first=Karla|date=October 19, 2019|title=Lexington businessman, philanthropist Warren Rosenthal has died|work=[[Lexington Herald Leader]]|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article236446368.html}}</ref>

On January 18, 2021, Long John Silver's announced Blain Shortreed to take over as CEO.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 19, 2021|title=Blain Shortreed Named CEO at Long John Silver's|work=QSR Magazine|url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/blain-shortreed-named-ceo-long-john-silvers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Maze|first=Jonathan|date=January 29, 2021|title=Long John Silver's prepares for a big Lent with a new management team|url=https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/long-john-silvers-prepares-big-lent-new-management-team|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Restaurant Business}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Long John Silver's|date=January 19, 2021|title=Long John Silver's Charts a Course to Success|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/long-john-silvers-charts-a-course-to-success-301210910.html|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=PR Newswire|language=en}}</ref>

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File:Co-branded Long John Silver's and A&W in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg|A co-branded LJS and [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] restaurant in [[Gillette, Wyoming]] in 2018
File:Kfc-longjohnsilvers.jpg|A co-branded [[KFC]] and LJS restaurant in [[Lafayette, Tennessee]] in 2006
File:LongJohnTacoBell.JPG|A former co-branded LJS and [[Taco Bell]] restaurant in [[Kent, Ohio]] in 2006 before the location became entirely a Taco Bell premise
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