as nasdaq blmn industry restaurant founded august 1987 1987 08 tampa florida u.s. founder robert d. basham chris t. sullivan trudy cooper j. timothy gannon headquarters 2202 north west shore boulevard suite 500 tampa florida u.s. 33607 number of locations 1 507 restaurants 2015 area served worldwide key people elizabeth a. smith ceo chairman jody bilney cbo executive vice president david berg president 1 david deno evp & cfo number of employees 100 000 2015 parent bloomin brands inc. subsidiaries outback steakhouse carrabba s italian grill bonefish grill fleming s prime steakhouse & wine bar website bloomin brands footnotes references 2 bloomin brands inc. is a hospitality industry company that owns several american casual dining restaurant chains . the company was established in 1987 in tampa florida where it is headquartered . 2 contents 1 history 2 restaurant chains 3 charitable contributions 4 political contributions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the company was founded in august 1987 as multi venture partners inc. in florida by tim gannon bob basham and chris sullivan . in 1988 the first outback steakhouse was opened in tampa florida . the company went public in 1991 as a 49 restaurant chain and changed its name to outback steakhouse inc. the carrabba s italian grill was launched in 1993 . the company s international expansion began with the first outback steakhouse to open in canada . revenues for the company exceed 1 billion for the first time . in 1998 the first units of roy s restaurant fleming s prime steakhouse & wine bar and lee roy selmon s open . cheeseburger in paradise was launched several years later in 2002 . the wall street journal reported on november 7 2006 that bain capital catterton partners and founders sullivan basham and gannon collectively referred to as kangaroo holdings inc. had reached an agreement to buy osi restaurant partners inc. for about 3 billion . 2 3 4 restaurant chains edit as of 2015 chains that the company owns and or operates include bonefish grill carrabba s italian grill fleming s prime steakhouse & wine bar outback steakhouse the company formerly held the cheeseburger in paradise and lee roy selmon s restaurant concepts . osi also opened blue coral seafood & spirits in 2006 and planned 15 locations . they had opened two in california one at newport beach in orange county and a second in san diego until deciding to close in 2009 . 5 prior to the company becoming osi restaurant partners llc outback steakhouse inc. operated the paul lee s chinese kitchen and zazarac brands . 6 7 charitable contributions edit in 2001 osi restaurant partners and other national restaurants helped to raise 1 million for dine out for america for victims of 9 11 . 8 political contributions edit bloomin brands has a conservative leaning political action committee called the bloomin brands inc. political action committee . 9 bloomin brands inc. political action committee is a pac during the 2016 election . as of the most recent financial filing from the federal election commission fec the committee raised a total of 347 483 and spent a total of 253 075 . during the 2014 election as of the most recent financial filing from the federal election commission fec the committee raised a total of 976 793 and spent a total of 767 249 . some of their political spending included 5 000 to the nra 30 000 to the national republican senatorial committee 45 000 to the national republican congressional committee and 15 000 to the republican party of wisconsin . 10 see also edit florida portal companies portal food portal darden restaurants brinker international list of food companies references edit 1 archived june 22 2012 at the wayback machine . a b c bloomin brands inc. december 27 2015 . fy 2015 10 k pdf . u.s. securities and exchange commission . retrieved june 12 2016 . unknown 2001 . osi restaurant partners llc . hoovers . retrieved august 31 2012 . janet adamy november 7 2006 . outback steakhouse owner osi agrees to 3 billion buyout deal . wall street journal . retrieved april 15 2012 . luna nancy july 7 2009 . fashion island closures & openings . . orange county register . retrieved july 12 2012 . howard seftel october 21 2004 . paul lee s chinese kitchen . the arizona republic . retrieved april 15 2012 . chris sherman july 24 2001 . outback puts lid on zazarac in tampa . st. petersburg times . retrieved april 15 2012 . inside the company history pdf . osi restaurant partners llc . archived from the original pdf on march 16 2012 . retrieved april 14 2012 . http us campaign committees.insidegov.com l 49201 bloomin brands inc political action committee http us campaign committees.insidegov.com l 32665 bloomin brands inc political action committee external links edit official website v t e bloomin brands holdings bonefish grill carrabba s italian grill fleming s prime steakhouse & wine bar outback steakhouse roy s divested cheeseburger in paradise lee roy selmon s 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