Long John Silver's
Current logo | |
Newly renovated LJS location in Kalamazoo, Michigan with the True North style structure in 2024 | |
| Long John Silver's | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast-food restaurant |
| Founded | 1969 Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Founder | Jim Patterson |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Number of locations | 385 (as of February, 2025) |
Area served | United States Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Thailand |
Key people | Nate Fowler (President) Edmond Heelan (COO) Craig Daniel (CFO) |
| Products | Seafood |
Number of employees | 10,000+ |
| Parent | Independent (1969–1988) Jerrico Inc. (1988–1999) Yorkshire Global Restaurants (1999–2002) Yum! Brands (2002–2011) LJS Partners (2011–2022) Four Oaks Partners & Bob Jenkins (2022–present) |
| Website | ljsilvers.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
Long John Silver's, formerly known as Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppes and sometimes abbreviated as LJS, is an American chain of fast-food restaurants that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the character of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.
In November 2022, Long John Silver's was acquired by Four Oaks Partners, a group of investors led by Bob Jenkins, himself a Long John Silver's franchisee and president of Charter Foods.