date:Jun 26, 2014
s for the sector continue to hold strong.
In May, Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI.N) agreed to sell its Red Lobster seafood chain to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital LLC for $2.1 billion.
Carlson Restaurants Inc agreed to sell its TGI Fridays casual dining chain to private equity firms Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners in May for more than $800 million.
Recent public offerings from restaurant chains have included Zoe's Kitchen Inc (ZOES.N), Potbelly Corp (PBPB.O) an