Claim Jumper
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| Founded | 1977 in Orange County, California |
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| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
Key people | Tilman J. Fertitta (President, CEO, and owner) |
| Parent | Landry's Restaurants |
| Website | www |
Claim Jumper Restaurant and Saloon is an American restaurant chain with more than 40 locations. The company is based in Houston, Texas. Claim Jumper is wholly owned by Landry's, Inc.[1]
History
Restaurateur Craig Nickoloff opened the first Claim Jumper in Los Alamitos, California, on September 27, 1977.[2] The original restaurant had a large menu and an atmosphere inspired by California's Gold Rush of 1849. Three more locations opened, all in Orange County. [3][4]
Acquisition by Landry’s, Inc.
In September 2010, the chain filed for bankruptcy and was slated to be auctioned off.[5] In October 2010, Landry’s, Inc., a Houston-based company solely owned by president and CEO Tilman Fertitta, acquired Claim Jumper, with a bid of $76.6 million.[6] Fertitta relocated the company’s headquarters from Irvine, California, to Landry’s corporate headquarters in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas. Landry's continues to open new locations every year.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Claim Jumper Restaurants". Claimjumper.com. September 27, 1977. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "O.C. History Roundup: Claim Jumper, Los Alamitos, 1977". Ochistorical.blogspot.com. October 12, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "O.C. History Roundup: More Claim Jumper history: Nik's and Nick's". Ochistorical.blogspot.com. December 29, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Claim Jumper Restaurants". RestaurantNews.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ McCarty, Dawn (September 10, 2010). "Claim Jumper Restaurants Files for Bankruptcy With Plan to Sell Business". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Thorn, Bret (October 30, 2010). "Landry's to acquire Claim Jumper | Archive content from Nation's Restaurant News". Nrn.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Claim Jumper moves headquarters to Texas". The Orange County Register. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "ABQ Landry's Seafood will become Claim Jumper Restaurant – Albuquerque Business First". Bizjournals.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.