[3] The period immediately after the acquisition of the Mitchell's restaurants in February 2008 was turbulent and resulted in the ousting of CEO Craig Miller, who Mike O'Donnell replaced in April 2008.

[6] In a statement to shareholders, he attributed this to their growing success in private dining and catering facilities, as well as improved services for business customers.

On April 17, 2020, two subsidiaries of Ruth's Hospitality Group received $20 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans secured by the federal government.

[15] When applying, each business must certify, in good faith, that "current economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the applicant."

Because of the current economic uncertainty, such a business would not be able to certify in good faith that the PPP loan is necessary to support its ongoing operations.