Who owns Carrabba's Italian Grill?
Carrabba's Italian Grill is owned by Bloomin' Brands (the United States, NASDAQ: BLMN).[1]
Evidence: Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bloomin' Brands, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Tampa
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: BLMN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Carrabba's Italian Grill
Carrabba's Italian Grill is a Bloomin' Brands concept that its 10-K describes as authentic Italian cuisine from its founders' family recipes, built around a wood-burning grill, with an average check of $27 per person. At 28 December 2025 it had 204 US restaurants, 187 company-owned and 17 franchised. The international version is called Abbraccio Cucina Italiana.
What Bloomin' Brands's annual report says about Carrabba's Italian Grill
Sentences about Carrabba's Italian Grill from Bloomin' Brands's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Carrabba's Italian Grill - Offering authentic Italian cuisine passed down from its founders' family recipes, Carrabba's Italian Grill uses high-quality ingredients to prepare fresh and handmade dishes cooked to order in a lively exhibition kitchen.
How often Bloomin' Brands names Carrabba's Italian Grill in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Carrabba's Italian Grill
- Current owner Bloomin' Brands [1] verified
Where Carrabba's Italian Grill sits in Bloomin' Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bloomin' Brands ownership tree →
See the full Bloomin' Brands brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Bloomin' Brands
Bloomin' Brands controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Bloomin' Brands has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| North Italia | Cheesecake Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Bloomin' Brands
Bloomin' Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tampa, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: BLMN.
Bloomin' Brands is a Tampa, Florida casual dining company whose fiscal 2025 10-K lists Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. It sold 67% of its Brazil operations on 30 December 2024 and kept a 33% interest, so Outback restaurants in Brazil now run as unconsolidated franchisees.
Bloomin' Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Carrabba's Italian Grill and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Carrabba's Italian Grill is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen — Darden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Carrabba's Italian Grill?
The parent company of Carrabba's Italian Grill is Bloomin' Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Carrabba's Italian Grill American?
Yes. Carrabba's Italian Grill originated in the United States and its owner, Bloomin' Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Carrabba's Italian Grill still owned by Bloomin' Brands?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Carrabba's Italian Grill is still owned by Bloomin' Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.