On Monday, November 3, 2014 5:31:47 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
> > http://tinyurl.com/pqfq24o
> >
> > CNBC .
> >
> > It turns out people go to Red Lobster for the seafood. The struggling
> > chain on Monday plans to announce another revamped menu that removes
> > dishes including Spicy Tortilla Soup and a Wood-Grilled Pork Chop,
> > while tacking on more dishes featuring lobster.
> >
> > The non-seafood dishes had been added by the chain's previous owner,
> > Darden Restaurants Inc., in hopes of attracting people who don't like
> > seafood as sales declined. But the new management thinks that was a
> > mistake. "At the end of the day, we believe that seafood is really why
> > people come to Red Lobster," said Salli Setta, Red Lobster's
> > president, in a phone interview. The revamped menu is 85 percent
> > seafood, up from 75 percent. Red Lobster says the menu will be easier
> > to navigate and features more photos of the food. Four of the five new
> > dishes include lobster, and it's increasing the amount of shrimp in
> > the popular "Ultimate Feast" platter by 50 percent. The price of the
> > dish, which also includes lobster and crab, will go up by a dollar to
> > $26.99.
>
> I don't like seafood but just the smell of seafood is so off-putting to me
> that I wouldn't want to go in there for that reason. Somehow I don't think
> that changing the menu is going to help/

You are SUCH a stupid woman. Obviously the reason WHY the non-seafood
items didn't perform well is because few people want to smell seafood
when they're not eating seafood. Seafood lovers in Julie's area can now
happily visit RL w/o the likelihood of encountering the Bovines and the
other trashy folks they surround themselves with.

--Bryan