Smokey Bones Barbeque, which has nearly 75 locations in the United States (including locations in Taunton, Stoughton, and Tyngsboro, MA), will be sold by Darden Restaurants to Sun Capital Partners, a private equity firm, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Sun Capital owns a number of restaurant chains, including Bruegger's Bagels, Boston Market, and Friendly's.
It is unknown at the present time how many of the Smokey Bones locations, if any, will close once the sale goes through.
