^ "Red Robin ex-CEO settles SEC fraud charges over pay". ^ "History of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. ^ Hillestad, Kimberly (April 8, 1999). Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. "Red Robin names industry veteran Paul Murphy as new CEO". "Red Robin Is Adding Something New to the Menu: Pizza". "Former Red Robin CEO Michael Snyder dies at 68". "Denny Marie Post retires as Red Robin CEO". ^ "RRGB | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. ^ "Gourmet Burgers and Brews - Red Robin". List of casual dining restaurant chains. The following November, the company closed its location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and finished pulling all of its location out of the Boston area. In 2021, Red Robin refocused its efforts on growth in its home state of Washington, opening a new location in Federal Way, Washington on November 15. The following month, the company announced plans to close its five locations in Alberta, Canada, by early December. Murphy III was appointed president, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective October 3, 2019. On December 2, 2018, Michael Snyder died by suicide. These restaurants, launched in 2011, were mostly closed in 2016 three were rebranded as Red Robin Express to differentiate them from full-service locations. To expand their reach, Red Robin added a "simplified" line of restaurants called Red Robin's Burger Works featuring quick service and with locations in Washington, D.C., Illinois, Ohio, and Colorado. Īs of the fiscal year 2015, the company had 538 restaurants with a revenue of US$1.25 billion. The original Red Robin closed on March 21, 2010, due to prohibitive maintenance costs for the old building. Additional locations opened in Warrenville and Wheaton that year. The first Red Robin in the Chicago area opened in 2001 at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. In 2005, Snyder was ousted as CEO after allegations of fraud, which led to a SEC investigation and settlement and shareholders lawsuit. In 2000, Red Robin merged with the Snyder Group, and Snyder became the company's president, chairman, and CEO. The headquarters was moved to the Denver Tech Center. In 2000, the company opened its 150th restaurant. With marginal successes and poor financial performance under Skylark's management, Kingen, then a minority owner, in 1995 stepped back into Red Robin with Michael Snyder to nurse the company back to profitability. 
to Skylark Corporation of Japan and where Michael Snyder had Red Robin offices. In 1985, Red Robin had 175 restaurants when the corporate headquarters was moved from downtown Seattle to Irvine, California after CEO Kingen sold a controlling interest in Red Robin Corp. In 1983, Red Robin adopted a mascot named Red. In 1980, Red Robin opened a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. In 1979, Kingen sold Michael and Steve Snyder the rights to open a Red Robin in Yakima, Washington, and The Snyder Group Company became Red Robin's first franchisee. Kingen's association with the company he founded later ended, but the franchising system endured, creating disciples of the gourmet burger format that extended the physical presence and geographic reach of the enterprise far beyond the efforts of its creator. The chain drew its strength through franchising and through one franchisee in particular. Kingen continued to operate the location as a tavern for a few years, but later added hamburgers to the menu, eventually giving fans 28 different burgers to choose from, and sales increased.Īfter ten years of building the Red Robin concept, Kingen decided to franchise it, which proved to be significant in the development of the chain. It was a favored hangout for University of Washington students. The first restaurant was 1,200 sq ft (110 m 2).
The business dropped the "Sam's" and became Red Robin. In 1969, local Seattle restaurant entrepreneur Gerry Kingen bought and expanded the restaurant.
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