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Sources deep within the Darden spin-off chain confirm the Tallahassee Red Lobster on Apalachee Parkway isn’t just closing—it’s being erased. The official line cites “underperformance.” The reality? Three separate supply-chain audits between May and October flagged a recurring discrepancy: cases of frozen Cheddar Bay mix logged as “inventory loss” were actually routed to an unmarked warehouse off North Monroe.

We’re told the facility is not a redistribution center. It’s a testing kitchen. For what? Unconfirmed intel suggests a “secret menu revival” tied to a corporate bailout deal—terms involving a private equity carve-out and the systematic removal of all end-cap lobster tanks in the Southeast.

The Tallahassee unit? It was the last to refuse the tank removal. Now it’s gone. No signage, no auction, no farewell sign. Just a lock change and a rent-back clause.

Why the silence? Because the test menu includes a biscuit-based item with a shelf life of 72 hours—and they can’t risk a leak before the investor call.

Burn this after reading.