News: Logan’s Roadhouse acquired by Cici’s Pizza parent company SSCP Management

March 12, 2026

Joanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

SPB Hospitality confirmed the sale of the steakhouse brand at the end of 2025, marking the brand’s third owner in six years

Logan’s Roadhouse, the 125-unit steakhouse brand, has been sold by J. Alexander’s parent company SPB Hospitality to Cici’s Pizza parent company, SSCP Management. This acquisition marks the brand’s third owner in six years.  

The sale of Logan’s Roadhouse was confirmed by SPB Hospitality, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, which originally purchased the brand out of bankruptcy in 2020. 

“As part of this strategic decision, SPB will focus its resources on growing its upscale-casual and chef-driven brands, including J. Alexander’s, Stoney River, and the Garces Collection, which includes Amada and Village Whiskey,” a representative for SPB told Nation’s Restaurant News. “The company is confident Logan’s Roadhouse is well-positioned for continued success under SSCP’s ownership and leadership.”

Logan’s Roadhouse has a long history of changing ownership. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store first acquired the brand in 1999, but it was sold seven years later to a private equity group, comprised of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Canyon Capital Advisors, and Black Canyon Capital. In 2010, the company was then acquired by Private-equity firm Kelso & Co., valuing the company at $560 million.

In 2016, Logan’s Roadhouse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to close 18 locations as part of a restructuring process. The chain emerged from bankruptcy and, in 2018, was acquired by restaurant platform CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, backed by Centerbridge Partners, forming CraftWorks Holdings, with several other brands. 

In 2020, CraftWorks Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to COVID-19-related sales declines. A few months later, SPB Hospitality acquired CraftWorks’ restaurant brands, including Logan’s Roadhouse, out of bankruptcy as a stalking horse bidder for approximately $93 million.

Over a year ago, SPB Hospitality began divesting from some of the original CraftWorks brands, with the sale of Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, ChopHouse & Brewery, Ragtime Tavern and Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery to Kelly Companies. Logan’s Roadhouse is the latest brand the company has sold off.