Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is an American seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. As of October 2022, 35 Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants operate worldwide. 22 of these locations are in the United States, four are in Mexico, three are in Japan, and one each are in Mainland China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Canada and Qatar. The company is based in Houston, Texas, and has been a division of Landry's Restaurants since 2010.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySeafood restaurant
FoundedMonterey, California (1996 (1996))
HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Number of locations
35 restaurants
Area served
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Mexico
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Qatar
Egypt (Future)
Kuwait (Future)
ParentLandry's, Inc.
(2010–present)
Websitewww.bubbagump.com

The first Bubba Gump restaurant opened in 1996 in Monterey, California by Rusty Pelican Restaurants in partnership with Paramount, the distributor of Forrest Gump. The Bubba Gump restaurant is named after the film's characters Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue and Forrest Gump. In the film, Bubba suggested getting in the shrimping business and, ultimately, Forrest pursued the idea after Bubba's death in the Vietnam War.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is the first and only casual restaurant chain based on a motion picture property.

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