Red Lobster owes hundreds of local companies

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For 20 years, Red Lobster Seafood Corp. paid its bills on time, said Dan Charles of Affordable Discount Signs in Longwood and Sanford.

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The Seminole County business owner had the nation’s largest seafood restaurant chain as a steady client for two decades, but recently, things fell apart. Unpaid bills have lingered for three months.

“When somebody owes you about $7,000, that has an impact,” he said. “Hopefully, they’ll pay.”

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Multiple Orlando Red Lobster locations listed as ‘temporarily closed’ Multiple Red Lobster locations in Central Florida were listed as “temporarily closed” on the company’s website Monday. (WFTV)

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