Logan's Roadhouse

Logan's Roadhouse
	A Logan's Roadhouse in Goodlettsville, Tennessee (now closed)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Food service
Genre	Casual dining;
Founded	1991; 33 years ago; Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Founder	Dave Wachtel ; Charles F. McWhorter
Headquarters	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Number of locations	135
Area served	United States
Key people	Hazem Ouf (CEO); Stephen Anderson (Senior VP, Marketing); Len Popering (Chief marketing officer); Michelle Zavolta (Chief human resources officer)
Products	Steaks, ribs, Burgers, chicken, Seafood, Sandwiches, Desserts, Family Meals, Alcoholic Beverages, Kids Menu, Appetizers, Soups and Salads
Revenue	US$537 million (2021)
Number of employees	4,723 (2021)
Parent	Independent (1991–1999); CBRL Group (1999-2006); Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, Black Canyon Capital LLC (2006-2010); Kelso & Company (2010-2018); CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries (2018-2020); SPB Hospitality (2020-present)
Website	www.logansroadhouse.com

Logan's Roadhouse is a chain of casual dining restaurants based in Houston, Texas, United States, founded in 1991 in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.^[3] There are 135 Logan's Roadhouse locations throughout twenty-two states.^[4]

The chain uses retro style decorations. Some of the Logan's establishments have locality-inspired decor and artwork. For example, Detroit area Logan's have murals of people wearing Detroit Pistons shirts.^{[citation needed]} The chain's menu includes mesquite-grilled steaks, traditional American fare such as sandwiches, soup, salads, and seafood, longneck cold beer, and homemade yeast rolls.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1999 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, which also owns Cracker Barrel. On December 6, 2006, CBRL Group sold Logan's Roadhouse to affiliates of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, and Black Canyon Capital LLC for $486 million. In 2010, private equity firm Kelso & Company acquired the company.^[5]

On February 20, 2013, Mike Andres, a former McDonald's vice-president and former chief executive officer of Boston Market, replaced Tom Vogel as chief executive officer.^[6] On January 12, 2017, Hazem Ouf, former chief executive officer of American Blue Ribbon Holdings, was named president and chief executive officer.^[7]

On August 8, 2016, Logan's Roadhouse filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close eighteen of its 256 locations that are under-performing. The chain was reported to be struggling with heavy debt and falling sales.^[8] Locations closing in late September 2016, include, in Florida, two each in Kissimmee & Orlando, and one each in Mary Esther, Tampa, and Tallahassee; one in each of those cities: Macon, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Lafayette, Louisiana & Waynesboro, Virginia.^[9]^[10]^[11]

On December 1, 2016, Logan's Roadhouse formally exited bankruptcy with a debt load reduced from about $400 million to $100 million.^[12]

On November 1, 2018, Logan's Roadhouse announced that it was acquired by CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries.^[13]

On March 3, 2020, Craftworks filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.^[14] On March 19, 2020, all open Logan's locations were temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15] On April 4, 2020, Craftworks announced that all the Logan's Roadhouse locations would remain closed indefinitely, and that all 18,000 employees would be laid off.^[16]

On June 12, 2020, SPB Hospitality purchased Craftworks restaurants out of bankruptcy for $93 million.^[17]