<P> In 1995 , Paramount Pictures approached Rusty Pelican Restaurants Inc. with a desire to create a restaurant based on a theme from Paramount 's 1994 film Forrest Gump . The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. was created as a result . Within a year the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. created a concept idea for the restaurant chain which was then licensed by Paramount Licensing , Inc . In 1996 , the first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant was opened in Monterey , California ; its success led to its franchising on an international scale . </P>
<P> In 1995 , Paramount Pictures approached Rusty Pelican Restaurants Inc. with a desire to create a restaurant based on a theme from Paramount 's 1994 film Forrest Gump . The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. was created as a result . Within a year the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. created a concept idea for the restaurant chain which was then licensed by Paramount Licensing , Inc . In 1996 , the first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant was opened in Monterey , California ; its success led to its franchising on an international scale . </P>
when did the first bubba gump shrimp open
when did the first bubba gump shrimp open
1996
1996