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--Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 23:04, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Merge from Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

This merge proposal has gone on for three years now. The only opposition cites that it is "notable as a failure by a major restaurant company." However, this concept, originally planned for 15 restaurants and closed in 2009 after only two opened, is unlikely to garner any further attention three years after closing. Furthermore, the article history has less than 20 edits, mostly by bots or other editors placing tags. This isn't going to turn into a major article, and I think OSI has forgotten about it by now anyways, so I think it's safe to merge. WTF? (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

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I see no point in having a page that describes two restaurants that are now closed. I feel it is unlikely that the page will grow much. At the moment there is little to show any notability.  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 18:39, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

• Oppose - the chain is notable as a failure by a major restaurant company. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 03:41, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
• support This should be merged; it will never be more than a stub. --KarlB (talk) 22:42, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

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I am employed by a PR firm that represents Bloomin' Brands. The following requested edits seek to update the article with current, verifiable information and to clarify content where needed. Original text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered.[3] New text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. As of December 2018, it has approximately 1,500 restaurants in 48 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and 20 countries.[A] Its portfolio includes four brands: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.[B] The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered. [ 3] Bloomin’ Brands is a 2018 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company [C] and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity 2019. [D] Sources: [A] FORM 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission February 14, 2019, http://investors.bloominbrands.com/node/10516/html [B] Profile, Hoovers, accessed February 2019 http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.bloomin_brands_inc.2dba0c18013b3be9.html?aka_re=1 [C] “See where these 5 Tampa Bay companies rank in Fortune’s ‘most admired’ list,” Tampa Bay Business Journal, January 19, 2018 https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2018/01/19/see-where-these-5-tampa-bay-companies-rank-in.html [D] “The Best Employers for Diversity 2019,” Forbes, January 15, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-diversity/#677a56376468 Original text: History The company was founded in August 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, and Chris Sullivan. In 1988 the first Outback Steakhouse was opened in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. The Carrabba's Italian Grill was launched in 1993. The company's international expansion began with the first Outback Steakhouse to open in Canada. Revenues for the company exceed $1 billion for the first time. In 1998 the first units of Roy's Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Lee Roy Selmon's open. Cheeseburger in Paradise was launched several years later in 2002. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion.[3][4][5] New Text: History The company was founded in 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, Chris Sullivan and Trudy Cooper [E] with the first Outback Steakhouse opening in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (OSI). In 1993, Outback partnered with Carrabba's Italian Grill, a Houston-based restaurant, to open locations in Texas and Florida.[F] It acquired the rights to develop Carrabba’s nationally two years later.[F] The company's international expansion began in 1996 with the first Outback Steakhouse in Canada and revenues for the company exceeded $1 billion for the first time.[G] In 1999, Outback entered into an agreement with Roy’s restaurants to develop and operate future Roy’s worldwide, and, in 2000, opened one Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant as a developmental format. Roy’s was later sold in 2015. Outback expanded its family of restaurants with Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in 2000; and Bonefish Grill in 2001. In 2002, the company opened one Cheeseburger in Paradise as a developmental format, and later sold the chain in 2009.[H] The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion.[3][4][5] OSI went private in 2007 in a buyout by the company’s founders and management along with Bain Capital and Catterton Partners.[I] In 2012, the company made its initial public offering and began trading shares on NASDAQ under BLMN.[J] Sources: [E] “Tampa’s Chain Gang,” South Tampa Magazine, April 26, 2014 http://southtampamagazine.com/tampas-chain-gang/ [F] (http://www.carrabbas.com/company/carrabbas-story) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20120419172408/http://www.carrabbas.com/company/carrabbas-story) April 19, 2012 Wayback Machine [G] “Outback Steakhouse Expands in Middle East,” Tampa Bay Times, July 5, 2016. https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/outback-steakhouse-to-open-in-the-middle-east/2284179 [H] Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2002, SEC, Retrieved February 7, 2019 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874691/000095014403013584/g86206ae10vkza.htm [I] “OSI's $3.5B buyout is completed,” Nation’s Restaurant News, June 14, 2007. https://www.nrn.com/corporate/osis-35b-buyout-completed [J] “Bloomin' Brands IPO raises less money than expected but stock proves tasty,” Tampa Bay Times, August 8, 2012.https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/corporate/bloomin-brands-ipo-raises-less-money-than-expected-but-stock-proves-tasty/1244796 Original Text: Restaurant chains As of 2015, chains that the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Brazil only). • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006, and planned 15 locations. They had opened two in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009.[6] Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands.[7][8] New Text: Restaurant chains As of 2019, chains the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Carrabba’s international locations in Brazil)[G] • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006 with two restaurants in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009. [K] [6] Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands.[7][8] Sources: [G] “Outback Steakhouse Expands in Middle East,” Tampa Bay Times, July 5, 2016. https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/outback-steakhouse-to-open-in-the-middle-east/2284179 [K] Company Overview of Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits, Bloomberg, Retrieved February 18, 2019. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=47552945 Original Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OS Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped to raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11.[9] New Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OSI Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11.[9] At Ground Zero, within the first three days following 9/11, Outback fed over 20,000 people, including first responders and emergency personnel. [L] Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. has donated millions of dollars to active military and veterans through direct monetary donations, local events, in-kind food donations, and volunteer missions abroad. From 2002 to 2011, the company made nine missions abroad to countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Turkey to feed more than 200,000 deployed troops, bringing them a taste of home.[M] In 2016, Bloomin’ Brands concepts and other Florida restaurants joined together for Dine Out for Orlando United to raise $800,000 to support victims and their families following the Orlando nightclub shooting. [N] [O] Bloomin’ Brands partners with Food Donation Connection to connect restaurants directly with local non-profits and local restaurants have donated millions of pounds of food so that it is enjoyed, rather than wasted. [P] Sources: [L] Beverly N. Williams (October 1, 2001). “Restaurant Owners Had NYC Aid Role”. Daily Press. Retrieved February 13, 2019. https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20011001-2001-10-01-0110010011-story.html [M] Unknown (December 9, 2010) “OSI Volunteers Return to Feed Troops in Middle East”. QSR Magazine. Retrieved February 13, 2019. https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/osi-volunteers-return-feed-troops-middle-east [N] Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association website (July 13, 2016). “Florida’s Hospitality Industry Raises More Than $800,000 for Victims of Orlando Tragedy.” Retrieved February 13, 2019. https://frla.org/news-release/floridas-hospitality-industry-raises-more-than-750000-for-victims-of-orlando-tragedy/ [O] Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association website (June 30, 2016). “Dine Out for Orlando United.” https://frla.org/dine-out-orlando/ Retrieved February 13, 2019. [P] Food Donation Connection website. https://www.foodtodonate.com/about. Retrieved February 13, 2019. Original Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both conservative and liberal and Democrat and Republican candidates. Typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector.[10] Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee is a PAC during the 2016 election. As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee raised a total of $334,000 and spent a total of $301,000. During the 2017-18 period so far, as of the most recent financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee contributed to a mix of Democrats and Republican candidates and committees, as well as specific business sector oriented PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC.[11] New Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both Democrat and Republican candidates, typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector, and PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC.[10][11] As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), for the two year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, the committee raised a total of $599,000 and spent a total of $626,000. [Q] Source: [Q] https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00253153/ Original Text: Founded August 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. New Text: Founded March 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Source: Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. website. “Our Story.” https://www.bloominbrands.com/ourcompany/. Retrieved February 13, 2019. Original Text: Number of locations 1,489 restaurants (2017) New Text: Number of locations 1,500 restaurants (2018) Source: FORM 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission February 14, 2019, http://investors.bloominbrands.com/node/10516/html Original Text: Key people Elizabeth A. Smith (CEO / Chairman) Jody Bilney (CBO / Executive Vice President) David Berg (President[1]) David Deno, EVP & CFO New Text: Elizabeth A. Smith (CEO / Chairman) David Deno (EVP & CFO) Donagh Herlihy (EVP & Chief Technology Officer) Joseph Kadow (EVP & Chief Legal Officer) Suk Singh (EVP & Global Chief Development, Franchising & Intl. Officer) Source: Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. website. https://www.bloominbrands.com/ourcompany/executiveofficers.aspx. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

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I am employed by a PR firm that represents Bloomin' Brands. The following requested edits seek to update the article with current, verifiable information and to clarify content where needed. Original text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered.[3] New text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. As of December 2018, it has approximately 1,500 restaurants in 48 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and 20 countries. Its portfolio includes four brands: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered. [ 3] Bloomin’ Brands is a 2018 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity 2019. Original text: History The company was founded in August 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, and Chris Sullivan. In 1988 the first Outback Steakhouse was opened in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. The Carrabba's Italian Grill was launched in 1993. The company's international expansion began with the first Outback Steakhouse to open in Canada. Revenues for the company exceed $1 billion for the first time. In 1998 the first units of Roy's Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Lee Roy Selmon's open. Cheeseburger in Paradise was launched several years later in 2002. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion.[3][4][5] New Text: History The company was founded in 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, Chris Sullivan and Trudy Cooper with the first Outback Steakhouse opening in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (OSI). In 1993, Outback partnered with Carrabba's Italian Grill, a Houston-based restaurant, to open locations in Texas and Florida. It acquired the rights to develop Carrabba’s nationally two years later. The company's international expansion began in 1996 with the first Outback Steakhouse in Canada and revenues for the company exceeded $1 billion for the first time. In 1999, Outback entered into an agreement with Roy’s restaurants to develop and operate future Roy’s worldwide, and, in 2000, opened one Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant as a developmental format. Roy’s was later sold in 2015. Outback expanded its family of restaurants with Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in 2000; and Bonefish Grill in 2001. In 2002, the company opened one Cheeseburger in Paradise as a developmental format, and later sold the chain in 2009. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion.[3][4][5] OSI went private in 2007 in a buyout by the company’s founders and management along with Bain Capital and Catterton Partners. In 2012, the company made its initial public offering and began trading shares on NASDAQ under BLMN. Original Text: Restaurant chains As of 2015, chains that the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Brazil only). • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006, and planned 15 locations. They had opened two in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009.[6] Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands.[7][8] New Text: Restaurant chains As of 2019, chains the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Carrabba’s international locations in Brazil) • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006 with two restaurants in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009. [6] Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands.[7][8] Original Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OS Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped to raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11.[9] New Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OSI Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11.[9] At Ground Zero, within the first three days following 9/11, Outback fed over 20,000 people, including first responders and emergency personnel. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. has donated millions of dollars to active military and veterans through direct monetary donations, local events, in-kind food donations, and volunteer missions abroad. From 2002 to 2011, the company made nine missions abroad to countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Turkey to feed more than 200,000 deployed troops, bringing them a taste of home. In 2016, Bloomin’ Brands concepts and other Florida restaurants joined together for Dine Out for Orlando United to raise $800,000 to support victims and their families following the Orlando nightclub shooting. Bloomin’ Brands partners with Food Donation Connection to connect restaurants directly with local non-profits and local restaurants have donated millions of pounds of food so that it is enjoyed, rather than wasted. Original Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both conservative and liberal and Democrat and Republican candidates. Typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector.[10] Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee is a PAC during the 2016 election. As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee raised a total of $334,000 and spent a total of $301,000. During the 2017-18 period so far, as of the most recent financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee contributed to a mix of Democrats and Republican candidates and committees, as well as specific business sector oriented PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC.[11] New Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both Democrat and Republican candidates, typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector, and PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC.[10][11] As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), for the two year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, the committee raised a total of $599,000 and spent a total of $626,000. Original Text: Founded August 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. New Text: Founded March 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Original Text: Number of locations 1,489 restaurants (2017) New Text: Number of locations 1,500 restaurants (2018) Original Text: Key people Elizabeth A. Smith (CEO / Chairman) Jody Bilney (CBO / Executive Vice President) David Berg (President[1]) David Deno, EVP & CFO New Text: Elizabeth A. Smith (CEO / Chairman) David Deno (EVP & CFO) Donagh Herlihy (EVP & Chief Technology Officer) Joseph Kadow (EVP & Chief Legal Officer) Suk Singh (EVP & Global Chief Development, Franchising & Intl. Officer) References

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I am employed by a PR firm that represents Bloomin' Brands. The following requested edits seek to update the article with current, verifiable information and to clarify content where needed.

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Request 1 Original text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered. New text: Bloomin' Brands, Inc., is a hospitality industry company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. As of December 2018, it has approximately 1,500 restaurants in 48 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and 20 countries. Its portfolio includes four brands: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered. Bloomin’ Brands is a 2018 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity 2019. Request 2 Original text: History The company was founded in August 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, and Chris Sullivan. In 1988 the first Outback Steakhouse was opened in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. The Carrabba's Italian Grill was launched in 1993. The company's international expansion began with the first Outback Steakhouse to open in Canada. Revenues for the company exceed $1 billion for the first time. In 1998 the first units of Roy's Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Lee Roy Selmon's open. Cheeseburger in Paradise was launched several years later in 2002. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion. New Text: History The company was founded in 1988 as Multi-Venture Partners, Inc. in Florida by Tim Gannon, Bob Basham, Chris Sullivan and Trudy Cooper with the first Outback Steakhouse opening in Tampa, Florida. The company went public in 1991 as a 49-restaurant chain and changed its name to Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (OSI). In 1993, Outback partnered with Carrabba's Italian Grill, a Houston-based restaurant, to open locations in Texas and Florida. It acquired the rights to develop Carrabba’s nationally two years later. The company's international expansion began in 1996 with the first Outback Steakhouse in Canada and revenues for the company exceeded $1 billion for the first time. In 1999, Outback entered into an agreement with Roy’s restaurants to develop and operate future Roy’s worldwide, and, in 2000, opened one Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant as a developmental format. Roy’s was later sold in 2015. Outback expanded its family of restaurants with Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in 2000; and Bonefish Grill in 2001. In 2002, the company opened one Cheeseburger in Paradise as a developmental format, and later sold the chain in 2009. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 7, 2006, that Bain Capital, Catterton Partners and founders Sullivan, Basham, and Gannon (collectively referred to as Kangaroo Holdings, Inc.), had reached an agreement to buy OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. for about $3 billion. OSI went private in 2007 in a buyout by the company’s founders and management along with Bain Capital and Catterton Partners. In 2012, the company made its initial public offering and began trading shares on NASDAQ under BLMN. Request 3 Original Text: Restaurant chains As of 2015, chains that the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Brazil only). • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006, and planned 15 locations. They had opened two in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009. Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands. New Text: Restaurant chains As of 2019, chains the company owns and/or operates include: • Abbraccio (Carrabba’s international locations in Brazil) • Bonefish Grill • Carrabba's Italian Grill (except in Houston) • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar • Outback Steakhouse The company formerly held the Cheeseburger in Paradise and Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant concepts. OSI also opened Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits in 2006 with two restaurants in California: one at Newport Beach in Orange County, and a second in San Diego, until deciding to close in 2009. Prior to the company becoming OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Outback Steakhouse Inc. operated the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen and Zazarac brands. Request 4 Original Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OS Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped to raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11. New Text: Charitable contributions In 2001, OSI Restaurant Partners and other national restaurants helped raise $1 million for Dine Out for America for Victims of 9/11. At Ground Zero, within the first three days following 9/11, Outback fed over 20,000 people, including first responders and emergency personnel. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. has donated millions of dollars to active military and veterans through direct monetary donations, local events, in-kind food donations, and volunteer missions abroad. From 2002 to 2011, the company made nine missions abroad to countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Turkey to feed more than 200,000 deployed troops, bringing them a taste of home. In 2016, Bloomin’ Brands concepts and other Florida restaurants joined together for Dine Out for Orlando United to raise $800,000 to support victims and their families following the Orlando nightclub shooting. Bloomin’ Brands partners with Food Donation Connection to connect restaurants directly with local non-profits and local restaurants have donated millions of pounds of food so that it is enjoyed, rather than wasted. Request 5 Original Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both conservative and liberal and Democrat and Republican candidates. Typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector. Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee is a PAC during the 2016 election. As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee raised a total of $334,000 and spent a total of $301,000. During the 2017-18 period so far, as of the most recent financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee contributed to a mix of Democrats and Republican candidates and committees, as well as specific business sector oriented PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC. New Text: Political contributions Bloomin' Brands has a political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee which gives to both Democrat and Republican candidates, typically those on Congressional committees overseeing its business sector, and PACS such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) PAC. As of the most recent 2018 financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), for the two year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, the committee raised a total of $599,000 and spent a total of $626,000. Request 6 Original Text: Founded August 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. New Text: Founded March 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Request 7 Original Text: Number of locations 1,489 restaurants (2017) New Text: Number of locations 1,500 restaurants (2018) Request 8 Original Text: Key people Elizabeth A. Smith (CEO / Chairman) Jody Bilney (CBO / Executive Vice President) David Berg (President[1]) David Deno, EVP & CFO New Text: Elizabeth A. Smith (Chairman/Director) David Deno (CEO) Christopher Meyer (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) Donagh Herlihy (EVP & Chief Technology Officer) Joseph Kadow (EVP & Chief Legal Officer) Suk Singh (EVP & Global Chief Development, Franchising & Intl. Officer) References

AmyPGPR (talk) 17:09, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

The text which is to be removed from the article has been delineated here in the edit request. However, the references accompanying the proposed-deleted text have not been listed or otherwise described. Since any references which are attached to the proposed-removed text are also to be removed from the article, those references ought to be identified here on the talk page for clarity. Regards,  Spintendo  10:15, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. Citations 1, 4 and 6 in the current article are to be removed as text was updated and cited using other works. Is this all that is needed to bring this to resolution and have edits approved?

AmyPGPR (talk) 16:49, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

[1], [4] and [6] are not the only ones which need to be addressed. [3], [5], [7], [8], [9], [10], and [11] are also shown in the proposal as unlinked, bracketed numbers, both in sections which are to be deleted and sections which are to be added. Please note that these are not the linked bracketed numbers shown in blue font like ^[1], but rather, the ones shown like [1]. References which display as the blue font-linked ref tags will display like this ^[1] in the article, but if the text from that article is copied and pasted onto another page, the ref tag's linkages will not carry over, resulting in a bracketed number [1] that is not linked to anything. In the request, those bracketed numbers need to either be removed or replaced with their fully-linked blue font versions. Regards,  Spintendo  17:21, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

I think I fixed it per your recommendations. Please let me know, thank you. AmyPGPR (talk) 16:18, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for making the requested changes. I will review this shortly. Regards,  Spintendo  20:44, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Are you able to review and make these edits? Thank you. AmyPGPR (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:52, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

In instances where text has been changed, reasons have not been provided why. For example, the name Trudy Cooper has been added to the list of founders, but no reason why the name had not been previously added has been offered. Please note that reasons should be provided for any changes made to the article which are not obvious (such as the sudden appearance of a missing founder). Reference number 10 has no page number. References 2, 7, 8 (7 and 8 are the same source) 15, 20, 21, 22, 25, and 27 do not give the name of the source. The information under charitable contributions likely wont be added, per WP:NOBLECAUSE. Please advise when ready to proceed. Regards,  Spintendo  04:20, 27 September 2019 (UTC)