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Following an industry trend, SPB Hospitality said the pandemic has given the company a chance to rethink the size of their menus offerings

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

July 21, 2020

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SPB Hospitality, the new owner of 10 restaurant brands formerly operated by Craftworks Holdings, is trimming the menus of each restaurant — most of which have reopened for dine-in service.

“The pandemic gave us a chance to trim our menus and really find the things that people want to eat and buy,” Marc Buehler, CEO of SPB Hospitality, told Nation’s Restaurant News.

The multi-brand operator is not alone. Many brands, especially quick-service chains, have cut skews to streamline operations amid the pandemic.

SPB Hospitality is an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, which bought the bankrupt The Krystal Company in May. A month later, Fortress, a stalking-horse bidder when Craftworks filed for bankruptcy in March, closed the deal on buy...

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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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