CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
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| Private | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | Chattanooga, Tennessee (2010) |
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Chattanooga |
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Key people
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Dick Rivera, Chairman Srinivas Kumar CEO |
| Owner | Centerbridge Capital Partners |
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Number of employees
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12,000+ (2013) |
| Website | www |
Chattanooga
201 W. Main St., Ste. 301
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37408
423.424.2000
Broomfield
8001 Arista Place - 5th Floor
Broomfield, Colorado 80021
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in dual offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Broomfield, Colorado USA. The company owns several casual dining restaurant chains, most notably Old Chicago, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, and Rock Bottom Restaurants Breweries. CraftWorks owns and operates nearly 200 restaurant locations throughout North America, has more than 12,000 employees, and over 70 locations serving beer brewed on-site, making it the largest operator of brewery restaurants.
In 1976 the first Old Chicago taphouse opened in Boulder, Colorado. The first Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant was opened in Palo Alto, California] on July 6, 1988. The first Rock Bottom restaurant opened in Denver, Colorado in 1991. In 1993 Big River Breweries opened its first location in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc., made an initial public offering in 1994. In 1995 the first ChopHouse opened in Denver, Colorado. Big River Breweries opened the only brewpub at Walt Disney World in 1996. A private management buyout took Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. private in 1999. In the same year, Gordon Biersch acquired by Big River Breweries. In 2000, Rock Bottom Restaurants formed the Rock Bottom Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity. Rock Bottom Restaurants laid off about 20% of its corporate staff in 2007 and slowed its growth plans along with ceasing its search for an equity partner. In 2010 a merger was announced to form CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, Inc. In 2010, Rock Bottom Restaurants and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group were acquired by Centerbridge Capital Partners and merged to form CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, Inc.
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries operates 60 restaurants under the name Old Chicago. Franchise partnerships under its Old Chicago brand account for 36 additional locations not owned or operated by CraftWorks. Old Chicago restaurants can be found in 22 states.
Gordon Biersch combines German-style beer and its made-from-scratch cuisine. Featuring German lagers brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516 (Reinheitsgebot), Gordon Biersch has won numerous gold medals at both the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. Gordon Biersch offers a made-from-scratch American menu with international flavors. The first Gordon Biersch opened in Palo Alto, California. The company was acquired by Big River Brewing Company in 1999 and later renamed Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Inc. In 2016, Gordon Biersch had 32 locations nationwide. The company also reported four locations in Taiwan.
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