In 1985, singer Jimmy Buffett opened his first successful 'Margaritaville' retail store in Key West, Florida, following a failed Margaritaville in Gulf Shores, Alabama. In 2014, a Brazilian company bought 12 Margaritaville restaurants and the rights to expand the company in the U.S. Some locations are franchise-owned, such as the Caribbean, Australian, and Mexican locations. There are locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, six island locations throughout the Caribbean as well as in Sydney, Australia, since September 2012. The brand is named after Buffett's hit song ' Margaritaville' and is owned by Margaritaville Holdings LLC (a subsidiary of Cheeseburger Holding Company, LLC).
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is a United States–based hospitality company that manages and franchises a casual dining American restaurant chain, retail stores selling Jimmy Buffett–themed merchandise, and hotels. Coral Hospitality LLC 50% (Hotels and Resorts).
