Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Red Lobster files for bankruptcy

Red Lobster, which brought affordable shrimp and lobster to middle-class America and grew to become the largest seafood restaurant chain in the world, has filed for bankruptcy.