Red Lobster creditors say former owner used Endless Shrimp to enrich itself.

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    "title": "Red Lobster creditors say former owner used Endless Shrimp to enrich itself.",
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    "excerpt": "Red Lobster creditors say former owner used Endless Shrimp to enrich itself.\n\nA lawsuit claims that seafood supplier Thai Union steered the chain to buy more shrimp, culminating in the all-you-can-eat promotion that preceded its bankruptcy.\n\nJune 26, 2026\n\nRed Lobster's former controlling stakeholder steered the restaurant to buy more of its shrimp in order to line its own pockets, according to a lawsuit from creditors of the restaurant chain.\n\nAccording to the suit, filed last month in Orange County, Florida, seafood supplier Thai Union Group treated Red Lobster as a distribution arm for its own products, even when that hurt Red Lobster, paving the way to its bankruptcy in May 2024.\n\nThe alleged self-dealing culminated with Red Lobster's disastrous Ultimate Endless Shrimp promotion in 2023, which offered customers unlimited servings of shrimp for $20. The lawsuit says the deal generated tens of millions of dollars in overpriced shrimp orders for Thai Union while hammering Red Lobster's operations and bottom line.\n\nThe lawsuit was filed by the Red Lobster GUC Trust, which was formed in September of 2024 in part to pursue litigation against Thai Union on behalf of Red Lobster's lenders.\n\nIt names 13 defendants, including Thailand-based Thai Union and affiliates; the company's CEO, Thiraphong Chansiri; and Paul Kenny, a Thai Union employee who also served as Red Lobster's CEO...",
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