Founded in 1968, Red Lobster is one of the worlds largest casual dining seafood restaurant companies with nearly 700 restaurants in the United States and Canada. Based in Charlottesville, Va., it offers a selection of seafood dishes, including fresh fish, live Maine lobster, jumbo shrimp and steamed crab legs. In addition to salmon, trout and tilapia, the menu offers species, such as grouper, snapper, arctic char and mahi mahi, among others. Red Lobster is a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Florida, which, through its subsidiaries, also operates Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52 restaurants.