Long John Silver's
Current logo | |
The flagship LJS location in Louisville, Kentucky with the True North style structure in 2025. | |
| Long John Silver's | |
| Formerly | Long John Silver's, Inc. |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast-food restaurant |
| Founded | 1969 Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Founder | Jim Patterson |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Number of locations | 486 (as of 2025) |
Area served | United States Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Thailand |
Key people | Nate Fowler (President) Edmond Heelan (COO) Craig Daniel (CFO) |
| Products | Seafood |
Number of employees | 10,000+ |
| Parent | Independent (1969–1988) Jerrico Inc. (1988–1999) Yorkshire Global Restaurants (1999–2002) Yum! Brands (2002–2011) LJS Partners (2011–2022) Four Oaks Partners & Bob Jenkins (2022–present) |
| Website | ljsilvers.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
Long John Silver's, LCC is an American chain of fast-food restaurants that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the character of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.
In November 2022, Long John Silver's was acquired by Four Oaks Partners, a group of investors led by Bob Jenkins, himself a Long John Silver's franchisee and president of Charter Foods.
In October 2025, Long John Silver's rebranded themselves as a chicken and seafood restaurant, revealing a new logo with chicken front and center. According to senior vice president Christopher Caudill, this change was made to let their "best-kept secret" out. The change was also made to bring in more customers as a response to a rise in the popularity of chicken across the United States.