Are Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville cafes owned by him?

[phjrsaunt]

I heard a few years ago that he was selling the Key West location, but the person I heard it from was full of crap, so I doubt it was true.

I hope they've gone to the bathroom by now.

[Minor Hernandez]

Jahfin,
Costa Rica, has everything imaginable already here from Intel pentium chips built here, to the outback stakehouse rest's, you name it we have it from the biggest malls in central america to the major sports books in the world, but they are all owned by foreigners, I am just a Costarican that whats a piece of the action,

greetings from paradise,

Minor

[Jahfin]

Jahfin,
Costa Rica, has everything imaginable already here from Intel pentium chips built here, to the outback stakehouse rest's, you name it we have it from the biggest malls in central america to the major sports books in the world, but they are all owned by foreigners, I am just a Costarican that whats a piece of the action,

greetings from paradise,

Minor

I understand but the areas I visited that I enjoyed best were free of anything that remotely resembled anything having to do with corporate America.

[The Lost Manatee]

My understanding is that some locations are wholly owned by Jimmy's corporation while others are not. For example I understand that the Cancun and Jamaca locations are not wholly owned, along with the Las Vegas store and all of the CiP stores. I was told several years ago when I visited New Orleans that initally that was a partnership originally and then Jimmy bought it outright.

So for what it's worth, I would say if you are interested in a joint venture with Jimmy it's possible provided you have the $$$$ to make it happen.