hospitality group type public traded as nasdaq ruth industry restaurants founded may 2008 headquarters winter park florida usa number of locations 160 restaurants worldwide key people mike o donnell chairman & ceo products luxury food service revenue 398.6 million usd 2012 1 number of employees 6 102 2008 2 website rhgi.com ruth s hospitality group is the largest fine dining company in the world with a focus on american steakhouse and seafood restaurants . they have over 160 locations worldwide . the group was formed in may 2008 shortly after ruth s chris steak house acquired the mitchell s fish market and columbus fish market brands from cameron mitchell restaurants . 3 the company was rebranded with a new name by ceo mike mcdonnell to reflect the wider diversity of restaurants in its portfolio . contents 1 restaurant brands 2 performance 3 references 4 external links restaurant brands edit ruth s hospitality group owns five restaurant brands which are a mixture of company owned and franchised restaurants located both in the usa and overseas . ruth s chris steak house mitchell s fish market mitchell s steakhouse columbus fish market cameron s steakhouse all the restaurant brands focus on offering high quality steak and seafood . all the steak is usda prime and fresh seafood is flown in daily . they are chain of custody certified by the marine stewardship council . the wine list features over 200 labels mostly from california and has won numerous awards . the cocktail menu includes contemporary versions of classic cocktails . most locations offer private dining and the company also offers outside catering and a wedding service through the ruth s weddings brand . 4 5 performance edit the period immediately after the acquisition of the mitchell s restaurants in february 2008 was turbulent and resulted in the ousting of ceo craig miller who was replaced by mike o donnell in april 2008 . 6 in 2009 rhgi reported declining revenues at both the ruth s chris and the mitchell s brands with a drop of 22 % in q2 2009 . 7 by 2010 o donnell had begun to reverse the decline and in 2011 he was able to report an increase of 9.2 % in revenue for ruth s chris and a decrease of just 2 % for mitchell s. overall revenues rose by 15.9 m to 353.6 m. 8 in a statement to shareholders he attributed this to their growing success in private dining and catering facilities as well as improved services for business customers . 9 in february 2013 rhgi reported a rise in revenues of 7.9 % to 398.6 million in 2012 compared to 369.6 million in the prior year . they noted that 4th quarter sales at ruth s chris restaurants were up by 7.0 % on the previous year representing the 11th consecutive quarterly increase in sales and 20 % growth over three years . the mitchell s brands showed an increase of 5.2 % over the previous year . 1 o donnell attributed the improvements to the success of the fixed price ruth s classics menu and the sizzle swizzle swirl happy hour at ruth s and to the reel delicious lunch promotion at mitchell s. 10 rhgi continues to add new restaurants to the ruth s chris chain most recently in harrah s casino in las vegas in january 2013 after the previous las vegas location on flamingo closed in 2009 . 11 12 the company has announced plans for 2013 that include expanding the ruth s chris brand into china 13 a new ruth s restaurant in denver co and four or five new franchised ruth s locations . 1 references edit a b c ruth s hospitality group inc. reports full year and fourth quarter 2012 financial results . retrieved 19 february 2013 . ruth s hospitality group inc. company profile from hoover s 407 333 7440 . hoovers.com . 2010 10 21 . retrieved 2012 01 25 . ruth s chris completes acquisition of mitchell s . seafood source 20 february 2008 . retrieved 19 february 2013 . ruth s chris private dining . retrieved 20 february 2013 . ruth s weddings . retrieved 20 february 2013 . ruth s chris ceo ousted i m shocked . orlando sentinel april 25 2008 . retrieved 20 february 2013 . ruth s hospitality q2 revenue down 22 % . orlando business journal july 31 2009 . retrieved 20 february 2013 . http biz.yahoo.com e 120302 ruth10 k.html ruth s hospitality group s ceo discusses q4 2010 results earnings call transcript . seeking alpha 18 february 2011 . retrieved 20 february 2013 . ruth s hospitality group keeps focus on traffic after 4q sales grow . nation s restaurant news 15 february 2011 . retrieved 20 february 2013 . ruth s chris rumbles back into las vegas . retrieved 19 february 2013 . ruth s chris on flamingo closing . las vegas review journal 8 august 2009 . retrieved 19 february 2013 . ruth s chris steak house expands global presence to china . retrieved 19 february 2013 . external links edit ruth s hospitality group inc. official site updated financials from yahoo finance retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ruth % 27s hospitality group & oldid 594195715 categories steakhouses in the united 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