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Captain D’s is a U.S.-based chain of fast-casual restaurants, specializing in seafood and fish and chips. The restaurant also features a low-carbohydrate menu. The restaurant chain's headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee.〔"(Terms and Conditions & Privacy Statement )." Captain D's. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.〕 Its main competitor is Long John Silver's. The first Captain D’s restaurant opened in Donelson, Tennessee, on August 15, 1969 under the name “Mr. D’s”. The “D” is the initial of the last name of the co-founder, Ray Danner. Captain D’s Seafood has won the 2007 ''Nation’s Restaurant News'' “MenuMasters Award” in the category of “Best Menu Revamp.”.〔(Menumasters )〕 More recently, Captain D's has experienced a major brand turnaround, with over two years of same store sales growth. The success has also brought about a renewed interested in franchising, as existing and new Captain D's franchisees have begun opening new restaurants.〔http://www.restaurantnews.com/captain-ds-celebrates-unit-growth-with-multi-unit-agreements-in-q3/〕〔http://nrn.com/seafood-trends/captain-d-s-upgrades-bolster-sales〕 Additionally, Phil Greifeld was named CEO of the Year by the Nashville Post in 2013.〔http://www.captainds.com/uploaded/CEO_OF_THE_YEAR.pdf〕 After a 2000 bankruptcy, Dallas-based Lone Star Funds bought Shoney’s in 2002. Timonium, Maryland-based Grotech Capital Group Inc. and Charlesbank Capital Partners, a Boston private equity firm, formed Sagittarius Brands and bought Captain D’s in December 2004 for US$150 million. Captain D’s owners also operated Del Taco.〔(Captain D's president retiring; replacement named | Make and Buy | NashvillePost.com: Nashville Business News + Nashville Political News )〕 In 2010, Captain D's was acquired by Sun Capital Partners.〔(Sun Capital to buy Captain D's Seafood Kitchen )〕 Captain D's bought Grandy's from Souper Salad in 2012.〔( Souper Salad and Grandy’s Sold to Captain D’s, LNC Ventures )〕 In 2013, Sun sold Captain D's to Centre Partners.〔(Centre Partners to acquire Captain D's )〕 The sale of Captain D's in 2013 was recognized by Reuters Buyout Magazine as the 2013 Turnaround Deal of the Year. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captain D's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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