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New CEO of Logan’s Roadhouse owner says pandemic-fueled menu streamlining will stickNew CEO of Logan’s Roadhouse owner says pandemic-fueled menu streamlining will stick

SPB Hospitality’s Jim Mazany, formerly of TGI Fridays, hopes to control delivery with in-house fleet; same-store sales at Logan's outperforming double digit declines in the casual-dining sector

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

September 15, 2020

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Jim Mazany, new CEO of SPB Hospitality, talks about the company's future.Logan's Roadhouse

The newly tapped CEO of SPB Hospitality, Jim Mazany, said the company’s brands, including Logan’s Roadhouse, are outperforming the casual-dining sector as indoor dining, at limited capacities, has resumed at most of the company's 10 banners. 

Specifically, the 138-unit Logan’s brand is experiencing only single digit same-store sales declines. By comparison, most publicly traded casual dining chains have reported double digit declines in comp sales even as dining rooms reopen at limited capacity.

“We're very happy with [our] progress,” said Mazany, who was named CEO last week of the multi-unit company formerly known as Craftworks Holdings.

During a phone interview this week with Nation’s Restaurant News, the former TGI Fridays chief operatin...

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Nancy Luna

Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Nancy Luna is a senior editor at Nation's Restaurant News and a contributing editor at Supermarket News. She covers the industry's largest and most talked about fast-food brands including McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Subway. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years reporting experience. As a veteran business reporter based in Southern California, Nancy has covered some of the country's most beloved food and retail brands including In-N-Out, Taco Bell, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods Market, Target and Costco. Luna is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. When she's not digging for news on her beat, you can find Nancy regaling her fans about her latest dining adventures on her Fast Food Maven social media channels. Contact [email protected]  or follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fastfoodmaven

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