Bubba Gump Shrimp Company has operated restaurants throughout the Untied States including one in New Orleans, since 1996. As a joint enterprise with Paramount Pictures, the first Bubba Gump Shrimp Company-Restaurant and Market opened in Monterey, Calif. Bubba Gump, a casual theme restaurant was inspired by the movie Forrest Gump. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurants features menu items including popcorn shrimp, fish and chips, mahi mahi, fried chicken, bread pudding, cobb salad, hamburgers and sandwiches. Also, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company specializes in overnight fresh frozen and cooked seafood delivery in addition to on-line ordering of its retail merchandise and gift certificates. Seafood offered include shrimp, clam chowder, spices and sauces as well as certain menu items from Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurants. The company s retail items offered consist of logo t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts, cookbooks, shrimp beanie babies and other logo items associated with the movie Forrest Gump.