
This ongoing growth expanded the brand's presence, including in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Throughout 2016, Captain D's experienced a surge of franchise and corporate development, with 13 new locations opened, along with numerous development agreements signed to open additional restaurants. On September 13, 2010, Phil Greifeld was appointed CEO of Captain D's. During the 1980s and 1990s, the company's logo and building design evolved. Throughout the 1970s, the company grew rapidly and added special programs like the Kids' Birthday Club and children's comic books. In 1976, Captain D's was held by the rebranded Shoney's Inc., after Danner and Schoenbaum sold the Big Boy trademark to Marriott Corporation. By this time, Captain D's menu was edited to focus on seafood and side dishes, and the chain had expanded to 32 locations that earned more than $10 million annually. D's Seafood and Hamburgers as "Captain D's" and the launch of a national franchising program. In 1975, Danner was president of the company, which announced the renaming of Mr. In 1971, Danner and his Shoney's co-founder Alex Schoenbaum completed a merger between Shoney's and Danner Foods and named their new company Shoney’s Big Boy Enterprises. The franchise was limited to 11 states in the Southeast.

was unable to expand the territory of his Shoney's Big Boy Restaurants franchise. D's Seafood and Hamburgers opened in 1969 after entrepreneur, owner of Danner Foods and KFC franchisee Raymond L. Captain D's has more than 500 locations in the United States. The chain is currently owned by private-equity firm Centre Partners. on August 15, 1969, in Donelson, Tennessee. is an American fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in seafood and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
