A national restaurant company that had its corporate headquarters in Chattanooga has shifted its home office to Nashville and apparently left a smaller staff here.
CraftWorks Holdings, the operator of Big River Grille, Old Chicago Pizza and, until recently, Bluewater Grille in Chattanooga, has moved its headquarters to Nashville and it has another site in Denver, said Josh Kern, the company’s chief experience officer.
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CraftWorks traces its roots to Big River Breweries, which was founded by Chattanooga restaurateur Tim Hennon in 1993.
Kern said that after a merger last year brought together Logan’s Roadhouse with CraftWorks brands Big River, Rock Bottom, Gordon Biersch and others, the company combined offices.
“When we announced the merger last year we consolidated offices and now the primary support center is in Nashville and we have a smaller support center in Denver as well,” he said.