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Long John Silver's cuts 2025 locations as seafood costs pressure chains
The chain has 494 locations listed on its website after closing about 30 restaurants in 2025, according to franchise disclosure information cited by Undercurrent News.
Long John Silver's has reduced its footprint as seafood costs squeeze fast-food operators and make it harder for menu brands to pivot when a key ingredient gets more expensive, Yahoo Finance reports.
The outlet links the pressure to broader protein pricing dynamics, saying the challenge intensifies for chains that market around a narrow set of items, such as seafood at Long John Silver's.
Long John Silver's closed another 30 locations in 2025, with the figure attributed to franchise disclosure documents referenced by Undercurrent News. The chain's store locator page shows 494 remaining locations.
Long John Silver's menu includes fried Alaskan pollock, shrimp, and chicken, along with grilled salmon and shrimp options. Yahoo Finance also notes that affordable seafood has been difficult for the sector, pointing to Red Lobster's Chapter 11 bankruptcy and citing that an all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion cost $11 million as one factor.
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